8 work days to replace clutch??

Cool

 

Weld what??? The flywheel housing???? Come on man, thats just plain ridiculous.

Apparently you have never seen a cracked flywheel or one to far out of spec to resurface. You do know there is only certain amount of tolerance before resurfacing a flywheel is usless right?

 

Doesn't sound too far out of line. I know Thompson Cat will charge close to $6000 just to pull bell housing and reseal on a Cat.

 

Yeah i agree. Some people dont realize what all is involved in a flywheel housing. Engine mounts, brackets not mention how many different ones are used. Paccar, freightliner, mack, international and more all have different arangments most of the time. They are not ALL the same.

Dont even get me started on having to "dial" one in like on a 855. The older hands know what im taking about...

 

2 days, $3200 total (parts + labor) for s clutch job in Chicago.....not sure what the bell housing runs for though....

 

Once the parts are found its a day long job for a good mechanic. 8 days will probably be me working on it haha

 

Did they at least buy you dinner first? Maybe take you to a movie?

Heck, it cost me less than $6K to have my transmission rebuilt. That included a new clutch. And I had my truck back in a week, but it only took that long because one of the gears they needed was backordered.

 

Ok...now that I've made it past the first page and saw the pic, this is a lot more than "just" a clutch job. As a general rule, I shy away from "towing & recovery" shops for repair work unless it's after-hours and I need the work done NOW. Usually costs a little more...higher overhead costs with the notes on all of their wreckers and other equipment due each month in addition to the facilities. So, they mark up the price of parts a little more, charge a slightly higher hourly rate, and you help them pay for all of their expensive equipment parked outside waiting on a call to come in.

 

I didn't see the picture, so I assumed that it was cracked but that needs replacement.

Flywheels are a different thing, I know that it has a no go size that can be reached but burning one up is abuse.