Opinions on transmission work...

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Hello friends,

So my baby is gettin old lol...jk. I have about 85k miles on my original clutch and it is starting to chatter and becoming 'slushy'. My dad has a buddy who is a tech for Ford and he is going to open it up and take a look. We're both pretty sure the TOB needs to be replaced and he said I would need a new clutch and the flywheel to be resurfaced. He quoted me about $600 +/- for the job. Is that fair?

Also, while he has the tranny apart, anything else you guys would look at? Car is stock and I do not plan on any major mods. It's slow and I'm okay with that because I have a bike if I want to go fast lol.

Thanks for the input. Happy Thanksgiving!
-Matt

 

[99Cobra_vert]

It's not a bad price if that includes the cost of the new parts. Replacing a clutch and flywheel is very straightforward, though, so it may be worth looking into doing it yourself.

 

[na svt]

The title of the thread is "Opinions on transmission work..." Is any transmission work gonna be accomplished or just the clutch, flywheel and TB?

 

[Brutal Metal]

Get the clutch you want,give it to him for the install... AND since it's apart consider an aluminum flywheel..

 

[3B99SVT]

Additional parts replaced: my pivot ball and clutch fork were showing some wear so I replaced them too. And a new pilot bearing went in too along w/a Fidanza aluminum flywheel.

 

[po-po 5.0]

Hello friends,

So my baby is gettin old lol...jk. I have about 85k miles on my original clutch and it is starting to chatter and becoming 'slushy'. My dad has a buddy who is a tech for Ford and he is going to open it up and take a look. We're both pretty sure the TOB needs to be replaced and he said I would need a new clutch and the flywheel to be resurfaced. He quoted me about $600 +/- for the job. Is that fair?

Also, while he has the tranny apart, anything else you guys would look at? Car is stock and I do not plan on any major mods. It's slow and I'm okay with that because I have a bike if I want to go fast lol.

Thanks for the input. Happy Thanksgiving!
-Matt

The clutch and ToB aren't actually inside the transmission, you just have to remove the transmission to replace them. So you're going to get charged a lot more if they actual go "in there."