What to charge for clutch install

whatbumper wrote:

bb429power wrote:I heard the 5.4 tritton is a biscuit to change the plugs on. There, I've been chewing Orbit sugar free gum so I don't have a dirty mouth anymore. I want to swear but I don't need to have a talking to from a mod.

they are not that bad. you just need to figure out which way to lay on the engine to reach everything. the front 6 are fairly easy and the back passenger is not bad but the driver side bolt that holds the coil pack down is under the fuel rail so it takes a little time to get the little screw out.

Got a set of coils and plugs to put in a 5.4 for my sister

And here I thought I was being a bit greedy when asking $100 for a tranny swap, guess I'm either a sucker or a really nice guy, lol.

Whatever makes both parties happy is a fair price.
The $200 plus the resurface cost I think is a fair price.

well did it go down?

Yeah charged him $200. It didnt need the flywheel resurfaced and the clutch wasnt bad. The trans pops out of 4th when you let off the gas. He didnt say that to me until the job was done. Took about 3 hours. So if I find him a 5 speed ill do that swap too.

Cool deal for the both of you.

138 wrote:the original poster is gonna be on his back fighting this thing for at least two 6 hour days....dont ask me how I know

Rick says it's only a couple hour job.......


Randy

It took an hour and a half to pull went and got lunch and about an hour back in. It wasnt too hard at all. This is on the ground too no lift. Just cinderblocks and 4x4s lol.

So Rick was right, see some don't have a clue.

After 9 hours in a 120* shop killin' my body workin on these clusterf-cked products and dealing with jerkoff warranty redtape bs I aint puttin no kind of clutch in at the house for a 100 dollar bill......................I dont care if its a bus load of nuns..................well maybe if they were hot but they still wouldn't put out so f-ck it................

Most of the people I do mechanic jobs cheap for are the same friends that help me out when I need help w/for instance
1. Home A/C and heating
2. Auto A/C
3.Hauling gravel for parking lot and driveway
4.Carpenter work
5. Concrete work
6.And the list goes on/on WHAT GOES AROUND ALSO COMES BACK

droppedf100 wrote:Yeah charged him $200. It didnt need the flywheel resurfaced and the clutch wasnt bad. The trans pops out of 4th when you let off the gas. He didnt say that to me until the job was done. Took about 3 hours. So if I find him a 5 speed ill do that swap too.

If you go for a ride with that guy, you'll probably see why the trans pops out of gear. I'll bet a hundred bucks that guy uses the shifter for an g.d. armrest while he's cruising down the road....grinding away at the shift fork and slider all the while.

On the "work for free" deal.....My circle of friends includes a bunch of guys with a wide range of skills and equipment. We trade in favors, as in "You help me, I'll help you." There isn't much that we can't get done for just the cost of materials.....and sometimes, even the materials are free. They guys who never seem able to help...don't get much help.

When it comes to working on race cars, that stuff is my HOBBY. I already have a full time job and I don't want another one. So if you paid me for help with a race car, you'd be turning my hobby into an OBLIGATION. Won't happen.

Now putting a clutch into a guys clapped out daily transportation ain't part of the "hobby" deal. That's where I'm a bit more like Jon.

richter69 wrote:not sure how much of a job it is........but I aint gettin on my back for some 100 dollar moonlight money Job.

You work on these turds all day you damn sure dont wanna do it at the house.

thats a fact on the ground no lift no help 200.00 round here. but like Jon said work on em all day ya dont wanna do it at home, can get it done at my place of employment fer 175.00 go figure if ya make a appointment Erv.

guess i shoulda read before posting 3.5 hours labor hence the 175.00 , fer those that care

maverick wrote:

droppedf100 wrote:Yeah charged him $200. It didnt need the flywheel resurfaced and the clutch wasnt bad. The trans pops out of 4th when you let off the gas. He didnt say that to me until the job was done. Took about 3 hours. So if I find him a 5 speed ill do that swap too.

If you go for a ride with that guy, you'll probably see why the trans pops out of gear. I'll bet a hundred bucks that guy uses the shifter for an g.d. armrest while he's cruising down the road....grinding away at the shift fork and slider all the while.

Probably does lol. I didnt go for a ride with him bit I drove it and it pops out constantly. OK here is a new one. Oil pan on a 97 Lincoln that he says is fwd? This is for a friend of this Toyota owner that I dont know. Any ideas?

i can look in the labor guide at work in mornin, need more info , model engine size , let me know. Erv