8 work days to replace clutch??

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  1. samjward

    samjward Light Load Member

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    After all the time they're stating 14,779 for repairs total. Minus the 6,000 I've already paid comes to 8,779. Is putting a rebuilt transmission, clutch, flywheel housing, bell housing, flywheel, etc, plus a rebuilt transmission really this expensive?
     
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    That is a lot of $$$$, but for a dealer to do all that replacing ( depending on the type of transmission,and whether it was a re-man / re-built or.......... ) with what type of warranty, will be a big factor. Also if new or used bell housing and fly wheel housing will make a difference.Overall, that price might be high, but what you had done is very costly at a dealership.
     
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    Did they say how much the rebuilt transmission cost? Seems pretty high to me even though that is a big job.
     
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    $4,000 for the rebuilt transmission.
     
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    Well I would think a reman tranny would come with a bellhousing. I've never pulled a flywheel housing on an ISX but I can't imagine it taking a huge amount of additional labour though since the tranny and flywheel are already out.

    So you say $4k for the reman tranny. IIRC you said the flywheel housing was $2,500. Clutch kit is probably around $1k. Plus I'd imagine you're looking at $1k-$2k or so by the time you add in flywheel and the misc stuff. That ballparks your parts at around $8,500-$9,500. That leaves around $5-6k for labour. Don't know what their rate is but that's about 50-60 hours at $100/hr.
     
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    My rebuilt did not come with a bell housing.. Just the transmission
     
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    Did not know that. I spent a total of 12 months working in a truck shop before I said screw it and went to work on stuff with tracks lol.
     
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    Right! a bellhousing is usually around 4 to 600 by itself if new depending on your tranny and app.

    Also, if there was issues with the old transmission, like a cracked case for instance, they may not have given him a core credit. Core on a rtlo series 13 is exspensive. He didnt mention it though so who knows.
     
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    4 grand for a rebuilt trans is about what they charge around here too. Thats at a tranny shop with a one year warranty. They reuse your bellhousing or exchange it if they have one. You can get it done cheaper but not likely to have warranty. Your choice.
     
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    That's how much beer it took to get him drunk enough to do it.