Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 06:38:00 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: 85 900T Clutch slave rebuild/replace
Charles wrote: > We have a 1985 900 T w/about 185k miles. Clutch slave is gone. I do not > want to put $600 in this car. That is what a new clutch costs and they > say if you replace slave cylinder, replace everything. Crazy reasoning. Good for their profits though ! Maybe not so crazy after all ? Sounds like they're taking the piss. Do you look rich ? > We are looking to upgrade to 9000 turbos when we find a pair. > > It looks as if most of the cost is parts, little labor. Clutch worked > fine until slave went. > > It does not look as if there is a lot of labor involved in replacing the > clutch slave, although it is certainly a lot more than rebuilding the > clutch slave on the V4 engines! If the slave cyl just needs a set of new seals then the parts cost is probably about $10. A garage won't do that of course since they need to cover themselves. A new clutch slave cyl costs about £40 here in the UK. Basically most of the quoted cost is labour. Get another quote I'd suggest. Graham
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