Date: 23 Jun 2006 15:14:13 -0700 From: "pzi" <pzinospamnet> Subject: Re: 91 Saab 900 NA Clutch job price discrepancy?
According to Saab service manual the clutch replacement takes medium skills and 5.3 hours plus parts. If your flywheel needs reconditioning the price will go much higher. Taking into account Saab dealer hourly charges that in my view are over $200/h on average the $1000 is cheap. My 91' 9-3 Viggen right after 20k miles developed squeaking noise and my Saab dealer in SF Bay Area (Walnut Creek Dirito Brothers) charged me over $2000 since this part was not covered by the warranty - including flywheel job. I think that driving manual in San Francisco up and down streets had something to do with it :-( pravinkpantnospaml.com wrote: > Hello all, > > I recently bought a '91 900 (non-turbo) with 162,000 miles. The clutch > is on its way out, and several mechanics in the Boston area have quoted > me close to $1,000 for repair. However, from searching on Saabnet as > well as this newsgroup, the general consensus seems to be that a > classic 900 clutch replacement is an easy and cheap job. > > Why does $1,000 seem like such an inflated price to me? > > One Saab mechanic told me he could "cheat" and just replace the clutch > disc - but claimed that it's absolutely essential to replace the slave > cylinder (which makes up about $400 of the job's cost), and I would > "assume all the risks" of not doing so. > > What do you all think? I probably only plan to keep the car another > year (I'm a poor student) and would like to find the most cost > effective solution. Should I just "cheat" and skip the slave cylinder? > > Thanks! > > Pravin Pant