[TR] Cost to replace TR6 clutch

Tue Aug 2 06:21:08 MDT 2011

Larry,

As Bill mentioned, labor will be a significant portion of your bill!   You 
will save at least a couple of hours if you are willing to do some prep work 
 beforehand and then do the final "fit & finish" work after the clutch is  
installed.......here's how:  Beforehand: remove the passenger seat.   If you 
have nice carpets in the front footwells - remove them.  Remove the  radio 
and center A bracket; remove the transmission tunnel and carpet then  
reinstall it with a few bolts on each side just to keep it attached.

Basically, you want to get the interior stripped down to the point where  
the technician only needs to remove the driver's seat and trans tunnel to 
start  the job.  If you run into a snag with frozen bolts, stripped threads, 
etc  while you're doing the prep work it's a lot cheaper for you to deal with 
then  your technician dealing with those issues:) 

After the clutch is in and everything is buttoned up, you can replace the  
interior stuff (on your clock!) at your leisure.

If the trans comes out okay and everything replaces without a hitch, you  
should save a few bucks.

Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack,  PA
1976 TR6 CF57822U

In a message dated 8/1/2011 10:49:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
anabil007 at comcast.net writes:

I guess  it depends on who does the labor  If you do it, then the cost is 
just
for  parts, the LUK kit costs $259 at Moss, and would be the most expensive 
 way
to go.  Most labor is at least $75 per hour  I would estimate at  least 
four
hours, that is about what time it took me and a friend to   replace on my 
TR6

On Aug 1, 2011, at 7:24 AM, lgmtr6  wrote:

> This bounced the first time I tried to post, so sorry if it  posts twice. 
I'm
Just trying to get a ballpark figure for a clutch  replacement on a TR6?
> Thanks
> Larry Miceli
> Mount Dora,  Fla
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>

"Life is  too short to drive Boring Cars"

Bill Pugh
Wallace,  CA
Casper
TS16665L
anabil007 at comcast.net

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