Centerforce install: slave cylinder shot, flywheel shot

[imported_admin]

Looks like my $350 install job is going to end up costing $700-ish.

My car is in the shop right now for the Centerforce Dual Friction clutch install. The mechanic just called and said the flywheel is destroyed ($95 for a remanufactured cast iron), the slave cylinder is on its last leg ($150), and the rear transmission seal is leaking ($30).

While on the phone I did a quick search for "slave cylinder" and it looks like a lot of other guys have replaced this at the same time as the clutch... so I said go ahead.

Urgh. Expensive.

But given that my stock tranny/clutch has 95,000 miles of 300+ ft-lbs of frequent racing on it, I'm not surprised. In fact, I'm very pleased to hear that otherwise the transmission seems to be in fine shape.

But urgh. Expensive. [img]graemlins/rant.gif[/img]

[MustangEater8251]

makes you feel any better, I trashed everything you mentioned with only 7k miles on the car [img]smile.gif[/img] But difference was it was dealership replaced. But my flywheel was salvageable to be resurfaced.

[98Camaro3.8]

I just had a new clutch put on a few months ago. Went ahead and had them throw on the new slave cylinder also, just so I wouldn't have to worry about it later.

[imported_admin]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
I just had a new clutch put on a few months ago. Went ahead and had them throw on the new slave cylinder also, just so I wouldn't have to worry about it later.

How much did you get charged? I think my labor rate is a bit high. $404 for all the labor plus $95 for the remanufactured flywheel plus $150 for the new slave cylinder plus $30 for the rear transmission seal.

[Wicked 3800 V6]

Where the F did you take it? Damn, dude, I'm very sorry to hear about that.
-Rob

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

hmm... i hope my flywheel and slave are strait.. getting my spec installed this weekend..

[98Silver6]

Waiting for my CF should be here in a day or 2.
Hope everything is good in my tranny too. [img]graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

[98Camaro3.8]

Originally posted by Stefan:
How much did you get charged? I think my labor rate is a bit high. $404 for all the labor plus $95 for the remanufactured flywheel plus $150 for the new slave cylinder plus $30 for the rear transmission seal.

New slave was $60, Labor was $260 total, and $40 to resurface the flywheel.