Hours on clutch R&R?
03-06-2007, 05:08 PM
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Hours on clutch R&R?
Just for grins, and to show my wife that this isn't a walk in the park, just how long should it take to R&R the clutch on an '89 100 Quattro? I also did the rear main seal, the tranny mounts, the steering rack, and the slave cylinder. This has been my project over the last 3 weeks in the garage. Granted I haven't had a lot of time to work on it. I have maybe 25 steady hours in it though - no lift of course, never done this before, and all that's left is to bleed the clutch and flush the hydraulic system.
03-06-2007, 05:30 PM
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I think book is 10
Takes forever on ramps though. I did one on a lift with some helpers in 6. It's a tough job doing it on the ground. First time I did one on the ground it took quite a few weekends.
03-06-2007, 06:02 PM
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Alldata's flat times:
R&r clutch: 8.3 hours for clutch disk
Add 0.4 hours to r&r flywheel
R&r slave cylinder, in car: 0.8 hrs (does not include time to bleed)
R&r steering rack: 5.3 hours
IMO, a decent professional mechanic will rarely match these times on the first job, but should do so on subsequent times.
Add 0.4 hours to r&r flywheel
R&r slave cylinder, in car: 0.8 hrs (does not include time to bleed)
R&r steering rack: 5.3 hours
IMO, a decent professional mechanic will rarely match these times on the first job, but should do so on subsequent times.
03-06-2007, 08:40 PM
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This one lasted 175K miles...
Scary, but I think the rest of this ol' girl has another 175K in left in her.....
The rack I pulled had "ZF Remanufactured" tagged on it and there were service records of it in the glovebox. I guess the racks go out twice as fast as the clutches do. The pump to bomb hose was stamped "5/88" and still looks brand new after nearly 20 years!
The rack I pulled had "ZF Remanufactured" tagged on it and there were service records of it in the glovebox. I guess the racks go out twice as fast as the clutches do. The pump to bomb hose was stamped "5/88" and still looks brand new after nearly 20 years!
03-07-2007, 01:45 AM
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Re: This one lasted 175K miles...
The "5/88" could have been a hose in stock on a shelf until the remanufactured rack was installed, so it might not have been in use for as long as you think.
03-07-2007, 03:10 AM
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I paid
over $2k. The mechanic treated it like his own car cleaning and replacing stuff that would be nice to replace 'while you're in there'. I have a laundry list of stuff that was done and felt it was well worth the 3 weeks + ~$2k
I've been happy for nearly 2 years now but the shift linkage is now out of adjustment and 3rd and 1st gears are starting to pop out of gear.
I've been happy for nearly 2 years now but the shift linkage is now out of adjustment and 3rd and 1st gears are starting to pop out of gear.
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The last trans R&R I did took three nights!
03-08-2007, 03:43 PM
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I'd like to find a source for the clutch slave hose, blau has it for $112!! only place i can find.
its only a damn 1-2ft hose, but the ends are kinda unique so not many other applications.
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