S2000 clutch

[mrfunex]

Mine needs a new one.

£950 fitted.

Is this a reasonable price for these cars?

Ps. I don't have the time, tools or the skills to do the fitting myself :-(

[JFReturns]

From where, main dealer? Freelance Mazda / Honda quoted me much less than that a while back, closer to £600.

[mrfunex]

Scratch that - I can get a clutch for about £350 it would seem!

[mrfunex]

It was from Halfords auto centre. (I know I know). They had a free clutch check - very useful to find out what's actually wrong with the car!

Any idea how much fitting might be? 4hrs at a reasonable garage?

[havoc]

Fitting's a big job on the S2000 - subframe has to be unbolted. Probably more like 7 or 8 hours, hence the Honda quote. I recall people talking about £800-900 bills back when I had one (4-6 years ago).

[Dracoro]

What's the actual problem with the current clutch?

[mrfunex]

Clutch pedal is very stiff at the bottom end.

I've had new fluid, the clutch isn't slipping, not making any odd noises apart from a bit of a squeak from the pedal action, the slave and master cylinders *seem* ok and no issues getting into gear.

It makes stop-start traffic a bit of a pain as pulling away in 1st is a bit unpredictable. Fine once in the move though. Any ideas?

Thanks for the help!

[JFReturns]

Grease the clutch fork.....

[mrfunex]

Whoops! Greased that as well. No corrosion on the end of the rod going to the release fork.

[ady_GTi]

If you get a clutch i would be interested to know if it helps. My clutch is very heavy, have tried some of the usual tricks which did help slightly but its still a pain in traffic.

Best thing i did was grind the tip off the little rod that presses the clutch fork (not sure what its called)

How many miles have you done?

[mrfunex]

It's done 78k

I did ask honda to check the end of the rod (I also don't know what it's called). They said it was ok, but I'm a bit unsure if they knew what I was talking about!

I've now got a set of axle stands and a nice shiny socket set courtesy of a 1/2 price offer in Halfords. Ill be checking it myself over the next week. Ill keep this thread updated.

[Mr Sparkle]

At what mileages are people having to change them?

[ady_GTi]

Mines done about 81K on its original clutch now. No signs of slip, release bearing is a bit rattly though. Cant imagine it has alot more life?

[EddyP]

I've recently put a new gearbox into mine with a new clutch, car had done 115K at the time and the clutch was on it's limits really, almost down to the rivets. The new clutch is an OEM Honda one I got second hand from S2ki when a guy was upgrading to a plate clutch, it had only done 5k, it's definitely a lighter pedal now too.

I had it done by these guys http://www.dsmotorsport.co.uk/

Whoever does it, make sure they know to be very very careful of the knock sensor by the starter motor, it's incredibly easy to snap the top off the sensor when undoing the starter motor bolts.

[Stoatman]

Anywhere near cheshire . VTEC direct is the place to go. Get it done right and I guarantee it will cheaper than that.

[Riknos]

Slight thread hijack - sorry!

I viewed a car last night, on about 40k miles, and the clutch bite was VERY high. Literally, as soon as the clutch engages, your foot is basically off the pedal because it's at the top. Can the clutch travel be adjusted? The clutch didn't feel like it was slipping, but the bite point was higher than the other s2000s (with more mileage!) I have been test driving recently.

[mrfunex]

The bite point seems quite high on them, but if it's vastly different from the others you've driven maybe there's an issue with it. 40k is quite low mileage for this type of car to need a new clutch unless it's been tracked.

[Darren156]

Father in law just had a new clutch fitted. Bought the clutch and release bearing andplate off ebay brand new for £200 and it fitted by a mate of mine for £200 which included the flywheel getting a light resurfacing. £400 in total, was a bh of a job though apparently, lol

[Riknos]

Darren156 said:

Father in law just had a new clutch fitted. Bought the clutch and release bearing andplate off ebay brand new for £200 and it fitted by a mate of mine for £200 which included the flywheel getting a light resurfacing. £400 in total, was a bh of a job though apparently, lol

Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of having friends with clutch replacement skills - I wish I did though! Also, I've since heard it's an 8 hour job and requires dropping the engine at one end, so that's probably why it's so expensive!

[Darren156]

Riknos said:

Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of having friends with clutch replacement skills - I wish I did though! Also, I've since heard it's an 8 hour job and requires dropping the engine at one end, so that's probably why it's so expensive!

Apparently it is an arse of a job mate so 800 isn't unbelievable. Having perused local specialists the cheapest offer was around the 600 marker.