I have an '88 F-150 and the clutch has gone out on me. The mechanic said it will be about 920$ to get it fixed!!
260$ - clutch kit (pressure plate, new bearings, resurfice fly wheel)
170$ - slave cylinder
102$ - master cylinder
40$ - bleeding and hosing
300$ for labor
260$ for the clutch sounds high. One of my friends said he can get me a new one for 90$, which sounds too low.

The truck is undrivable and currently it will cost more to fix it than its worth.

Any input?

Thanks to all that reply!!

-Don Hill

 

Hi Don,

Those numbers aren't too far out of line, remember that in that $260 price is the resurfacing of the flywheel, etc., whereas the price you got of $90 was I'm sure just for the clutch lining.

You may or may not need all new master cylinder & slave cylinder, and those parts add a good bit to the cost. I can't tell you if yours are OK to still use or not, but they may not need replacing, and this mechanic is just replacing *everything*. Then again, it may need it, there's no way for us to know from here, and your mechanic may in fact be doing a very good job. Ask your mechanic about this, if those master & slave cylinders are actually leaking, etc.

Good luck!

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