New clutch £1000?

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New clutch £1000?

Post by river_rat » Tue May 08, 2012 3:53 pm

Is this an OK price for a new standard clutch?

Been advised £900 extra if flywheel also needs replacing?

This is at a specialist, not Audi.

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New clutch £1000?

Post by sonny » Tue May 08, 2012 3:57 pm

Did the clutch brake due to the clutch pipe splitting? If so I would say that a new flywheel is required.
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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by river_rat » Tue May 08, 2012 4:03 pm

Don't know. They will check the flywheel when they have it all apart.

Was fine until some odd issues with clutch (which I posted on here), now it is very juddery. Garage have said definitely clutch and will advise on flywheel.

£1000 sound OK?

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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by klauster » Tue May 08, 2012 4:08 pm

£1000 sounds about right, best quote I got from Audi was £1500
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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by Ian_C » Tue May 08, 2012 4:17 pm

Flywheel MUST be done. 2k is about normal, its 8 / 10 hours labour iirc
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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by stu » Tue May 08, 2012 4:28 pm

Ian_C wrote:Flywheel MUST be done. 2k is about normal, its 8 / 10 hours labour iirc
Why must it be done?

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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by S4Player » Tue May 08, 2012 5:56 pm

Why not look at an aftermarket option? Sachs one feels like stock and will have better durability
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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by rs4blacked » Tue May 08, 2012 5:58 pm

Try MRC

Single Mass Flywheel
Designed as a direct replacement flywheel for stock clutches or aftermarket direct replacement clutch kits. Requires a new needle bearing fitting.
£444.00
Flywheel and Ceramic Clutch Kit £842.00
Sachs Clutch and Flywheel Kit From:£1491.60
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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by sakimano » Tue May 08, 2012 6:22 pm

The OP sounds expensive....is this labour inclusive? Or just the parts?

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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by river_rat » Wed May 09, 2012 9:27 am

This price is fitted incuding VAT (plus I get to run around in a VW Fox for a couple of days....)

I spoke to another well know specialist and they quoted £1600 + VAT.

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Re: New clutch £1000?

Post by river_rat » Wed May 09, 2012 9:28 am

This price is fitted incuding VAT (plus I get to run around in a VW Fox for a couple of days....)

I spoke to another well known specialist and they quoted £1600 + VAT.

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