David and Group The DeLorean is a car and not a God or a something that can't be worked on by other mechanics. Put it up in the air have a mechanic stand under it and then take the blindfold off the mechanic and see if he can tell you what kind of a car it is. Have you taken or gone to a DeLorean Proper vendor other than Rob as James used to say to have a clutch job done. Take along your first born, a bank officer and the home mortgage. I have been told of quotes and people charged as much as $1200.00 labor + the clutch kit for a standard replacement and told my factory original Valeo kit was no good and that it wouldn't work. One week you need to tap onto my phone and hear the problems. How about a clutch fork clip that was broken and was told to put a tie wrap on it to fix it. Then the shop called me because they told him the fork was no longer available so they called me and I sold them a new one. I have shops all over the US if any one is interested in saving a little money and getting a good job done. Replacing the clutch isn't a hard job and there are a lot of DeLorean people to offer advice. John Hervey www.specialtauto.com -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Teitelbaum Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:11 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: clutch If you are doing "just" the clutch on a lift with all the tools, all of the parts, and nothing unusual happens it should be doable in under 4 hours. I am sure the vendors can give you a better estimate. Unfortunetly things never go smoothly. Broken bolts, leaky seals, wrong parts, not knowing exactly which bolts and where they are, are all things that can go wrong. They may find a broken motor mount, have to adjust the shift linkage, bleed the clutch (or find a leaky cylinder) etc and this can add a lot of time. Many shops are very hesitant to use a customer's parts because if they don't fit the car is stuck on their lift all apart. They also can't mark up the parts and make money on them too. In these cases they will quote a high price and not go by an hourly rate. Expect to pay around $500 with the possibility it could go higher. As for the "clutch kit" it should include a pressure plate, a friction plate, a throwout bearing and a pilot bearing. All bets are off if the flywheel is burnt. It will have to be removed and ground. The grinding is only worth around $60 but with the labor to R&R and the extra time it will take it can raise the costs a lot. You are probably better off if you can get the car to one of the vendors. They will have all of the necessary parts on hand, know exactly what to do, and can give you a firm estimate. If you do have to go elsewhere let them read the Workshop Manual. It will give them a better idea of what they are in for. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 [moderator snip] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/