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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: RICHIElandy on September 14, 2006, 13:16:34

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: RICHIElandy on September 14, 2006, 13:16:34

Just bought a nice Series 3 Yesterday and the Clutch has slipped and finally given up the ghost on the way home

Knew i should have bought a 90 ha ha
any ideas How Much
it  had a new Master Clutch cylinder fitted but apart from that any help appreciated

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: Dr Neil on September 14, 2006, 22:15:52

if it was slipping it sounds like the clutch itself has given up. Have a look on Paddocks website,i think there as cheap as anyone!!Good look

Neil.....

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: Litch on September 15, 2006, 08:17:49

A new clutch is cheap enough but the question is whether you are going to fit it yourself?
If you are doing the work yourself then the whole job will cost you well under £100 but if you are taking it to a dealer (even one who only charges about £35/hr) then you can expect a bill of somewhere in the region of £300, more if they find a few other little jobs to do at the same time.

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: datalas on September 15, 2006, 08:20:23

Assuming you're planning on doing it yourself the actual cost of the parts is neglegable,  a quick gander around the usual suspects suggests less than £50.

be carefull though, when I ordered mine from Paddocks they managed to find a chrome and platinum plated one which cost a sprightly £180 ...  granted they then managed to send me one which didn't have diamonds in it :D

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: TechnoTurkey on September 15, 2006, 09:09:23

I should apologise to RICHIELandy really, he sit's next to me at work and it's my fault that he has entered  the world of Land Rovers!

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: TechnoTurkey on September 15, 2006, 15:13:55

Hmm, the Garage have told Richie that it will be £450 because they have to take the overdrive off as well?  Sounds very very steep to me!

Any thoughts? :evil:

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: Dr Neil on September 15, 2006, 19:54:08

£450!!!!!

That's more than i paid for my series 3 when i had mine..

Did the clutch on mine and it wasn't that bad a job, a bit time consuming but better than paying someone else £450 unless you have money to burn.
Just my opinion

Neil....

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: Canada Al on September 15, 2006, 22:46:07

you dont have to remove the gearbox . you can move it back a few inches and do the clutch in the gap . saves on the lifting .

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: blackbob on September 15, 2006, 22:55:38

they prob dont want to do the job so they have over priced it
used to do that if we didnt want to do a job


also dont forget that series landy you need to get the floor up and most of the time you need a grinder to do it :lol:  :lol:

Title: Well it works
Post by: RICHIElandy on September 19, 2006, 13:26:24

got the Landy back this morning and it works £380 lighter
and yep they had to grind the bolts off to do the job

nice to drive though goes in a straight line and even stops as well
so fingers crossed no more expensive bills for a while at least

Title: How Much for a New Clutch
Post by: muddyjames on September 19, 2006, 13:48:58

removing the overdrive is [throw it] easy. I did it about 8 times on my old one and I am a very very novice diy mechanic. It is seriously heacy but the hatch under the middle seat makes it easier to do. I also took the floor and gearbox tunnel out a few times to access various things and that wasnt tricky either. Maybe I was just lucky.

Is the clutch nice and light now? Mine was seriously heavy! :lol:

Title: Clutch is done
Post by: RICHIElandy on September 19, 2006, 16:18:15

Yep nice and light Clutch might be able to even talk my wife into driving it now

Title: Re: Clutch is done
Post by: muddyjames on September 19, 2006, 19:23:01

Quote from: "RICHIElandy"

might be able to even talk my wife into driving it now

Your a brave man for trying. Good luck!!!