Clutch cost for the 8v gti

[jenk]

My clutch is now at the end of the road, pulling away and changing gears quickly is getting difficult

The question to fellow gti owners is.........Have you had your clutch and cable changed? and how much was it?? Need to get a rough price in my head so i can cry over it.

Cheers

 

[m0rk]

clutch cable is very easy to do (I was amazed how easy to DIY) and is about £50

GSF suggest £71.50 for the clutch, plus vat - and I would expect it to be done in 3-4hrs max at your garages favourite rate. plus about £50 in gearbox oil

or, get some mates round, and DIY it, spend some money on the right tools & have fun.

It was the 1st 'big' job I did, and it was pretty straight forward, only stumbling on lifting the thing back in - I couldn't do it on my own

 

[jenk]

I would love to do it myself but the fact its my transport to work puts me off just incase i bugger it up. My mates wouldnt be much help either, im the one who sorts out there little mechanical problems. Just need to find someone with abit of knowledge.........Dolly!!!!

Cheers for the info m0rk, much apreciated

 

[andyj]

I paid £170 to have the clutch changed on my 1.6 Cordy (same 020 box as yours)

Going to DIY the gearbox change on Em's 1.4 and fit a new clutch and clutch cable while I'm at it, along with driveshafts, wishbones, front hubs and 256mm brakes !!! SHold keep me busy for a weekend !!!! lol

 

[andyj]

as discussed on MSN, come up to Derby and we'll practice doing yours, then you can help do the one on Em's

 

[jenk]

Its a deal

 

[Krishen]

I paid £200 for mine fitted from Mr Clutch.

 

[Dolly_Gti]

yo.. if it was mine of course id do it .. but having never done one on a SEAT or VW ( as easy as it may turn out to be ) id rather not use your car as practise id feel really bad if i wrecked it lol ... get a BMW then we talk haha

 

[Roelích]

My mechanic mate did mine on my 16v and it took 10 hours! I assisted.

It was nearly all done and then the clutch arm fell out of place... So we had to get the box back out, and it proved unbelievabley difficult to get it out the second time- we had to take the flanges off the box to get it off! So, naturally, there was gearbox oil everywhere and it took bloody ages.

Hardest 100 quid he'd ever earnt!

 

[Dolly_Gti]

lol, i done 2 engine swops and a clutch on honda civics on a drive.. my hourly rate was measured in food though

 

[jenk]

Cheers for the imput guys........ the 10hr bits abit scary

Dolly....So if i get a beamer can i get cheap servicing and the book stamped

 

[Dolly_Gti]

book stamped, ill get hanged for that ****.. unfortunatly thats fraud. discount on actuall services though yeh.. still like £120 for an oil and filter change lmao

 

[Robsparky]

£100 parts tops, but time wasted getting annoyed with it = priceless! HAHA

seriously though gearboxes can be easy with the right tools and some idea of whats meant to happen, but going in blind = not worth the bother for a couple of hundred squid

 

[m0rk]

I really enjoyed doing mine, I felt like I'd got one over the 'professionals' for the 1st time

couple of years later & I did an engine swap in a day

 

[jenk]

Im all for the idea of attacking this myself, with andys help of course. Just hoping nothing horrible happens.

Some time in the very near future ill be getting my project, with plans of engine changes etc. so this will be a nice start. And as m0rk said, its nice to do things yourself

 

[andyj]

it's not exactly rocket science

cambelt change on my 8v took me 2 hours, and that was the first ever time I've done anything major like that !!!

 

[Dolly_Gti]

yeh cambelt was easy engine on my 8v.. just remember the oil pump pulley also runs the dizzy