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[Psychoca]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

[Andy B]

It's a very long time since I've done a clutch on a RWD car, but apart from the weight of the gearbox there's nothing difficult about changing one. Alignment tools are nice if you have them but you can get away with a MkI eyeball to align the clutch relative to the pressure plate and flywheel.

[henryd]

It's a very long time since I've done a clutch on a RWD car, but apart from the weight of the gearbox there's nothing difficult about changing one. Alignment tools are nice if you have them but you can get away with a MkI eyeball to align the clutch relative to the pressure plate and flywheel.

Mondeo is wrong wheel drive Andy

[henryd]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

Early Mondeo clutch replacement time is circa 7 hours labour plus the clutch kit itself,its never going to be a very cheap job

[Andy B]

It's a very long time since I've done a clutch on a RWD car, but apart from the weight of the gearbox there's nothing difficult about changing one. Alignment tools are nice if you have them but you can get away with a MkI eyeball to align the clutch relative to the pressure plate and flywheel.

Mondeo is wrong wheel drive Andy

I suppose I should read the question .................

I just assumed he had a 3 pedal Omega 

[henryd]

It's a very long time since I've done a clutch on a RWD car, but apart from the weight of the gearbox there's nothing difficult about changing one. Alignment tools are nice if you have them but you can get away with a MkI eyeball to align the clutch relative to the pressure plate and flywheel.

Mondeo is wrong wheel drive Andy

I suppose I should read the question .................

I just assumed he had a 3 pedal Omega 

 

[Andy B]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

Early Mondeo clutch replacement time is circa 7 hours labour plus the clutch kit itself,its never going to be a very cheap job

An Astra G isn't the easiest either when you're dropping a gearbox when on your drive. 

[henryd]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

Early Mondeo clutch replacement time is circa 7 hours labour plus the clutch kit itself,its never going to be a very cheap job

An Astra G isn't the easiest either when you're dropping a gearbox when on your drive. 

Most of the front wheel drive stuff is a subframe out first job these days,the actual gearbox is a piece of pi$$ to get out.

[Andy B]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

Early Mondeo clutch replacement time is circa 7 hours labour plus the clutch kit itself,its never going to be a very cheap job

An Astra G isn't the easiest either when you're dropping a gearbox when on your drive. 

Most of the front wheel drive stuff is a subframe out first job these days,the actual gearbox is a piece of pi$$ to get out.

So I believe. Vx went form a 30 min clutch on an Astra F to an all morning clutch on an Astra G 

[aaronjb]

So I believe. Vx went form a 30 min clutch on an Astra F to an all morning clutch on an Astra G 

But what do they care .. it's not like they're doing it for free (usually!)

[Vamps]

It's a very long time since I've done a clutch on a RWD car, but apart from the weight of the gearbox there's nothing difficult about changing one. Alignment tools are nice if you have them but you can get away with a MkI eyeball to align the clutch relative to the pressure plate and flywheel.

Mondeo is wrong wheel drive Andy

I suppose I should read the question .................

I just assumed he had a 3 pedal Omega 

 

Last clutch I changed was in 1984 on a MK1 Transit, LWB Crew Bus I used for Cub Scouts. On my own on the drive with the help of a trolley jack and no special tools,  heavy but easy really.....I was much younger then though.....

[henryd]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

Early Mondeo clutch replacement time is circa 7 hours labour plus the clutch kit itself,its never going to be a very cheap job

An Astra G isn't the easiest either when you're dropping a gearbox when on your drive. 

Most of the front wheel drive stuff is a subframe out first job these days,the actual gearbox is a piece of pi$$ to get out.

So I believe. Vx went form a 30 min clutch on an Astra F to an all morning clutch on an Astra G 

I think they thought the dealers were missing out on the labour costs

[Andy B]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

Early Mondeo clutch replacement time is circa 7 hours labour plus the clutch kit itself,its never going to be a very cheap job

An Astra G isn't the easiest either when you're dropping a gearbox when on your drive. 

Most of the front wheel drive stuff is a subframe out first job these days,the actual gearbox is a piece of pi$$ to get out.

So I believe. Vx went form a 30 min clutch on an Astra F to an all morning clutch on an Astra G 

I think they thought the dealers were missing out on the labour costs

Another tick for a car with 2 pedals 

[cem_devecioglu]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

Early Mondeo clutch replacement time is circa 7 hours labour plus the clutch kit itself,its never going to be a very cheap job

An Astra G isn't the easiest either when you're dropping a gearbox when on your drive. 

Most of the front wheel drive stuff is a subframe out first job these days,the actual gearbox is a piece of pi$$ to get out.

So I believe. Vx went form a 30 min clutch on an Astra F to an all morning clutch on an Astra G 

I think they thought the dealers were missing out on the labour costs

Another tick for a car with 2 pedals 

but what happens when the autobox decides to give up.. I hardly carry the box with 2 persons 

[serek]

Can anyone recommend a decent garage in the Peterborough/Spalding area, preferably one that doesn't require me to remortgage the house to get the clutch changed on my very old Mondeo...

Everywhere I have spoken too have quoted North of £400 except Mr. Clutch, who quoted me different prices on different occasions...   Feels like nearly all the garages around here think they can charge main dealer prices...

what reg mondeo?? petrol diesel??
there only one problem with it,  subframe need drop to get gearbox out thats way they want so much money for job . if you got rumps thats not bad job at all , but if you do on axle stands that different story