is my mechanic ripping me off?

[Guest]

hey guys recently purchased a 93 single turbo gt wagon, the car has a stuffed clutch iv taken it to the mechanic and hes had it for over 1 munth now (cash job) hes telling me that the clutch is stuck to the gearbox and the price is now going up to around 5-700$ after ive already payed for the 300 for the clutch !!if any1 can help me please comment or if anyone lives in wellington and can do my clutch for me and not piss around gime a txt 0272389525 $$$$$ cheers guys

[rex-leggy]

the clutch is part of the engine assembly so seams a bit strange to me .

as for price thats not to bad but a month to do it is a bit over the top haha.

ask him if the has taken the pin out to let the engine separate from the gearbox (hex key on passengers side of bellhousing) lol. sounds like he doesn't work on subarus alot.

[mattapo]

lol, has he takin the clutch pin out?

[Guest]

we can do your clutch job for you. lots of experience. will take 2-3 hours

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[Guest vf20/21bg5]

hahaha yep the pins still in! ;D unless the spigot /input shaft had seized on the spigot bearing and wont easily pull free? if it is which you dont really hear of happening but anythins possible,then the whole bearing would be trapped inside behind the clutch plate spline and may need a bit of work to get that spiggot shaft free from the bearing,but not 5-$700 worth!

[Guest vf20/21bg5]

....just put the shits up him to get the truth out by asking him to tell you exactly what happend cause theres alot of people on clubsubaru that would love to know. At that price he's probly fucked the gearbox and has to replace it lol

[WorkshopMgr]

Check out what damage has been done and what u will need to fix it.

Then if you can arrange the Welli crew through executa and arrange to tow it, you use our garage ...

Executa knows where ... Wouldn't be the first clutch to be done here.

[CUDDAS]

maybe he want's to make some money after all, He's not going to work for free aye. $1000.00 for a (Good Quality) clutch replacement kit, sounds almost retail price to me.

& i'f he's had it for a month - do you know if he's been busy, how much has he removed or started,

those (drip feed) cash job's are not quick jobs at a busy workshops too, i'd leave them till the weekend or when their isn't much to do.... but still a Month sounds like a while for a mechanic though should have been done by now? maybe he had no idea what a subaru clutch kit cost due to being pull type ;D Cost alot more that than ya everyday rpm toyota, nissan, mitsi kits ect

& when he say's the clutch is stuck to the G/box does sound very much like the clutch fork pin behind that 10mm hex key plug,

I am not ashamed to say that when i did my manual conversion swap it was the first subaru manual G/box i'd tried to seperate & i ended up removing the engine & g/box in one as i didn't know what the pin was that was holding the box onto the engine, until it was all out & on the ground infront of me, then i got an understanding of how it worked, was kinda different to what i'd thought it looked like aye

[rex-leggy]

yea man me to had me stumped scratching my head for a wee while .

the old man just stood back and laughed and said .... f%*k off you figure it out haha

[Guest]

 wastegatee said:

hey guys recently purchased a 93 single turbo gt wagon, the car has a stuffed clutch iv taken it to the mechanic and hes had it for over 1 munth now (cash job) hes telling me that the clutch is stuck to the gearbox and the price is now going up to around 5-700$ after ive already payed for the 300 for the clutch !!if any1 can help me please comment or if anyone lives in wellington and can do my clutch for me and not piss around gime a txt 0272389525 $$$$$ cheers guys

Not being rude - but get the whole story !

Cash jobs (cheapies) are put as urgent

There is a possibility that the clutch plate assembly has rusted to the input shaft due to lack of use and damp enviroment (maybe)

Or the gearbox is stuck on the locating dowels - very common

99.99999% of mechanics know all about the subaru clutch fork pin - so doubt that

I'd do it but not interested on a job someone else has pulled 1/2 apart

Retail on decent new clutch is $1000 - $1200 fitted

[WorkshopMgr]

I find getting together with local members and learning about the car is almost an essential part of Subaru ownership, otherwise it's gonna cost heaps to keep it running.

There is plenty of help in the Welli area to assist you dude.

[Guest]

 WorkshopMgr said:

I find getting together with local members and learning about the car is almost an essential part of Subaru ownership, otherwise it's gonna cost heaps to keep it running.

There is plenty of help in the Welli area to assist you dude.

They aren't expensive to fix - just need to find a decent shop

Just too many people know very little about the systems (electrics esp) - and they consume time to fix

As for engine and gearbox related failures - 99% are caused by poorly done or poorly supported modifications - or shear abuse by the muppet behind the wheel !

[MercuryFree]

I'm in welly...paid $300 or so to get mine done at a workshop (plus clutch). That three hundy included consumables like new gearbox fluid...so the amount you're paying for a cash job... Seems a little steep

[Guest vf20/21bg5]

300 for the labour and you supplied the parts?

[MercuryFree]

 CP93MM said:

300 for the labour and you supplied the parts?

Yessir.

[aim]

I was about to say, what's your clutch made of, cardboard?

[wrx_lou]

My mechanic charged me $100 labour with me supplying the parts. I would of thought that $300 labour would be on the expensive side. With the proper tools and a hoist (and knowing what they were doing) should only take them around 2 hours. Average mechanic would charge $60-80.

[Guest]

Would love to watch someone do a clutch all by there own in 2 hrs - Not possible if you do a FULL clutch job

I quote 4hrs min, which allows lee way for seized turbo studs/nuts,rear main and/or kidney plate reseal, cleaning of entire bellhousing and my time to take flywheel for machining etc

[wrx_lou]

 Ichi Ban said:

Would love to watch someone do a clutch all by there own in 2 hrs - Not possible if you do a FULL clutch job

I quote 4hrs min, which allows lee way for seized turbo studs/nuts,rear main and/or kidney plate reseal, cleaning of entire bellhousing and my time to take flywheel for machining etc

Sorry, did not take into account flywheel machining. Mine wasn't done at the time as it wasnt nessesary.

I'm assuming all other elements were done. I supplied the parts, dropped the car off and two hours later I picked it up.

[Guest]

two guys working on it ?

[wrx_lou]

not 100% sure. I think so, but he did have a couple of others there at the time.

[Guest]

Usually the case.. Way easier for 2 or 3 guys to lift the box out and back in

(all that time adds up )

But YES your shop did you a MAGIC deal !

[wrx_lou]

Yeah, he always did stuff cheap. He likes working of subaru's.

I know he used one of those shoulder height gearbox jacks too to take them out so maybe he didnt need another pair of hands? ?i could be wrong though.

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 wrx_lou']

[quote name='Ichi Ban said:

Would love to watch someone do a clutch all by there own in 2 hrs - Not possible if you do a FULL clutch job

I quote 4hrs min, which allows lee way for seized turbo studs/nuts,rear main and/or kidney plate reseal, cleaning of entire bellhousing and my time to take flywheel for machining etc

/quote]

Sorry, did not take into account flywheel machining. Mine wasn't done at the time as it wasnt nessesary.

I'm assuming all other elements were done. I supplied the parts, dropped the car off and two hours later I picked it up.

why was the flywheel not machined ??

one thing i pretty much ALWAYS get done

[Guest vf20/21bg5]

...pends on how much it was slipping for. When i done the clutch kits id always see if it had heat spots on it b4 id machine them, on standard cars i might add...nanna vehicles is the field of mechanicing i was in lol