clutch replacement on e36 evo

[rossb]

hi everyone

have a noisy clutch release bearing and looking at replacing clutch aswell whilst tackling this. car has fbmwsh - but it is an old car and i intend to keep it so not worried about main dealer history - what sort of money would an indy charge? (does anyone know dealer book time for this?)

could get involved with some mates - but it is a work hack so enthusiasm/time is low + if it's anything like as awful as doing an e30 clutch with those hex nuts at top of bellhousing i am not at all interested

do you have to replace clutch and flywheel @same time or just clutch? - clutch plate seems fine - but i assume labour is main component of cost?

thanks ross

[maahny]

I recently replaced the clutch in my M Coupe. Around £200 for the clutch from www.c3bmw.co.uk and I believe 7 hours labour. Find a good Indy and pay him cash. Works out much cheaper :-)

[rossb]

yeah that sounds reasonable - less than i thought for the clutch - i'll get over to an indy next week - thanks for info

[naetype]

£750 for me for a new flywheel & clutch including labour at my indy.

[rossb]

naetype - do you need to replace flywheel when clutch is done? i am primarily replacing cos of release bearing noise - clutch plate would guess is ok as it does not slip at all - or am i just being a tight pikey? guess flywheel is not much ££

[mpwr321bhp]

My evo had clutch @ £400 sheets, not sure of flywheel price though. And I found the loving last owner's garage had lovingly cross threaded the strater motor bolts, yet more expense. ;0( Good luck

Eurocarparts.co.uk do a kiy for £173.99 + £7.61 for the Flywheel spigot bearing.

;0)

[rossb]

what a plonker i am!

authorititavely went to local indy - millstream in gomshall, guildford with 2 cans of castrol 0-40 and vanos screw/filter and asked them to do oil change and change clutch and investigate rough idle

ivan the chief mechanic asked if i really wanted to change the clutch - cos in his view this was unnecessary - the clutch release bearing noise was down to the factthe idle at 600 rpm was causing engine/clutch assy to shake - the reason for the rough idle was down to the fact that the electric plug which causes inlet cam timing to be changed by vanos was disconnected....

once connected i have discovered that the vanos does actually make the car pull below 4k - which it did not do beforehand for obvious reasons! i have never driven an evo before and thought it had no torque as part of the deal - i am now pleasingly enlightened!

moral for me - just take the car down to the garage and ask them to fix it without volunteering idiot diagnosis!

the bill of a mere £129 was the right start to a bank holiday weekend