Slave Cylinder replacement

[Don Phil]

How much would you expect a garage to charge for this (as apparently the one on my car went this morning )

All costs parts & labour?

They quoted around £100!? However this is after quoting around £200 for master and slave replacing.

Garage also said something to this effect as they decided to go with slave only:

'The only thing would be if the slave is fitted it has been known to blow the connections/seals on the master. This has happened to his knowledge. He said he'd chance it and if there's any difference noted with the clutch at all to take it back.'

Does that sound right?

Any advice appreciated.

[Oldandslow]

I'd say £15-20 for the cylinder, £5 for new fluid and a couple of hours labour. £100 doesn't sound that bad but I'm a cheapskate and did it myself. No sign of the master cylinder blowing up that sounded a bit dubious to me but he's the professional.

[ymwoods]

Jus watch the "Oh dear the master has just blown, now we have to take it all back apart from replace both, thats an extra £200 please"

[Risotto]

It's not a difficult job to do - there's a how to guide in the 'common faults/buying guide' wiki.

The part can be had for about £30 and it should take no more than an hour to fit. Usually the slave is all that needs replacing.

If you don't fancy doing it yourself, £100 doesn't sound unreasonable assuming that's for labour & parts.

Edited by Risotto on Friday 19th March 11:12

[Don Phil]

Cheers guys, price seems reasonable at £78.59 then

All sorted apparently, friend is picking it up this afternoon. Needed a quick fix and havent done any mechanic-ing before so wouldnt have been an option, but hope to do stuff in future.

[Johnnytheboy]

My local garage did ours for £82.

[topless_mx5]

Don Phil said:

Cheers guys, price seems reasonable at £78.59 then

I got mine done today for £44.18 from my local MX5 specialist

I don't see how some garages are charging over £80 for the job. The part costs about £15 and it takes about 40 minutes to fit.

[Johnnytheboy]

In my case I took it in without knowing the precise fault, so an element of diagnosis was involved, perhaps.

[Evangelion]

Slave cylinder is the easy one, just jack up the car on that side and you can get to it easily.

When I had mine done I discovered the master cylinder to be the awkward one as it's held on by two studs. The nut on one is on the inside of the car near the pedals, the other is on the bulkhead in the engine compartment and is a sod to get at, it needs a long extension and a helper!

I have a mechanic who comes round (if you're in the Bristol area and want his contact details, PM me) and because I assisted him he only charged me £45 to replace both.

Edited by Evangelion on Sunday 21st March 10:39

[Salgar]

This is going to be my first job on my mx5, I've ordered one to come this week, I'm trying to learn how to do stuff myself, hopefully this shouldn't be too bad, I've got 2 weeks to do it, only need the car again for Easter