Just heard back from mechanic, need help please

[Dan XVI]

The guy on the phone at Aamco said that with the non turbo dsm's you have to replace the flywheel and the clutch at the same time, you are saying this is not true?

[Speednis]

You got it. Mine is n/a as well. Albiet a 4g37, which is a different application than yours, but ya. I've never heard that kind of statement before, but then again, I stay away from repair shops as much as possible.

I would be interested to hear Aamco's 'explaination' for this statement.

[ted_ex]

Are you having problems with the clutch other then it making noise? Is it slipping or anything? If it's not, why isn't the mechanic just replacing the bearing? It costs like 10-20 for the part plus whatever ungodly amount for labor. It's hard to believe the mechanic can tell exactly what the problem is without taking it apart. I'd say he just gave an educated guess.

[Speednis]

My apologies. This thread peaked my interest, so I asked in another forum. Turns out your flywheel/clutch assembly is all one unit, so in fact you do have to replace the whole shooting match. STBY.

[boyertownMidnight]

thats CRAZY i just replaced my clutch in my 92 gs... i got a exedy clutch off ebay for like 125$ bucks and i called the shop and they put it in for 250,,,,i would never pay more then 275 for a clutch job.....do it your self its easy and im stupid as shit and i pulled it off

[Thor06]

Originally Posted by DragonofBC

I have been to 3 different mechanics about my car and there is always something shady going on .

My thoughts exactly. My grandma got taken for like $300 IIRC when they "replaced her starter" in 20 mins and my mom got screwed out of quite a bit of money in her old van. She had it in to have something changed, she left it there for part of the day and when she got it back, the lights, locks and windows would just randomly turn on and off and roll up and down. Turns out some sensors or some shit went while it was at the shop. Yeah right. I havent had any mechanic other than me work on my car and if I dont have the tools to fix it, I will watch over the mechanics shoulder while they do it. I definately think you are getting screwed. I would have a friend do it, sure as hell wont cost you a grand. That whole clutch and flywheel deal doesnt sound right to me, but I dont know much about clutches and flywheels especially for a 420a. Good luck though, I hope you dont get screwed.

[xavier3jr]

i replaced my clutch without replaceing the flywheel and it hasent cause any damage at all i bought the clutch for 200$ adn replaced it myself it took all of about 5 hours takeing the tranny out and takeing my old clutch off puting the new on changing the tranny oil and puting the tranny back in

[NateS]

Hmm I'm a bit confused here.... About a month ago my clutch with less than 3000 mile on it started making noise when the clutch pedal was pushed in. It basically made some sort of griding noise(kinda like a roller skate wheel) basically a bearing noise haha. Well I took it to my brothers garage and I had 3 mechanics check it out. They all said that it was the TOB. Kinda funny cause I read that your mechanic said when the clutch is pressed in it stops making the noise but it should make the noise when the clutch pedal is pushed in. How long has it been making this noise? Because when I found out it was my TOB I didn't have enough money to replace it so I just drove with the noise. After about 2-3 weeks the noise almost went away. I can barely hear it now. The mechanic told me the bearing could of just been dry or not properly lubed and now it is.

[NateS]

Oh and as for the clutch. My mechanics told me they would need to order a whole new clutch as well. I had the stock mitsubishi clutch in and they were going to have to get another one. I don't agree with the 1k estimate. When I got a new clutch installed it was about 700 altogether with labor and parts. Oh and labor was about 8 hours.

[Dan XVI]

I don't really know how to respond to all this, I contacted another shop (an Aamco, which specializes in transmission work) and they said the estimate wasnt too bad. I live in a kind of back woods area of New Jersey (sussex county), and there is not much in the way of chain shops , the Aamco was quite a distance from my house. Do any of you guys live in the area and know of a good DSM place that I can take my car from now on? Unfortunately due to a bunch of different reasons I had to suck it up and dish out the cash on this one, thanks for all the input though. I go to school at NJIT, if any of you guys are located near the school and know of a shop in the area, that would be appreciated also.

[boyertownMidnight]

dude your so getting screwed im from philly like 30mins from you,, and in philly i dont know ANY shop that charges more then 300 to put in a clutch!! and i had alotta clutch jobs done for me anything from my civic to my gs i dont get it....i would say fuck it and get a haynes manual and start reading ,,,like i said before im stupid as all hell i mean real dumb and i did a clutch job in a day,,, if i can do it you can ,,,,and i will tell you after you do it your'll be happy with your self and it'll push you to do more work to your car yourself..... like i said before go to e-bay and look for centerforce clutch co and just get a stock OEM clutch for 100 bucks i had my clutch in for about 3 years with no problems! good luck

[ted_ex]

Yeah, I'm basically retarded and I've done pretty much everything on my car including the clutch. You'll make mistakes but the experience is worth the trouble. Then again, if you're not that into cars it's probably not gonna matter. You should see if you can find someone to let you use their garage or someone to give you a hand. If I was close I'd lend a hand but I'm in Chicago. Anyone close enough?

[Speednis]

Anyone else who is considering/needing a clutch replacement for the 420a read this post from DSM talk. I posted in there trying to get an answer to the original poster's question and got some good info.

http://www.dsmtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139862

Basically, the 420a engine clutch assemblies were all one piece, so the first time you change it your pretty much screwed, unless you want to try to drill out the rivets. You can replace the assembly with a non modular clutch that is used in a neon, so your not screwed the next time it goes.