re: Clutch going south?

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

Yow! is right. I recently had my '91 200q tranny dropped (probably harder
job than in  '89 200q, I bet) to replace the oil seals. Also--for good
measure--we replaced  clutch throwout bearing and crankshaft pilot bearing,
but left the clutch because it was pretty recent. Total labor came to 6.5
hours, so a just  a clutch job shouldn't take _any_ more than that, IMHO.
But my mechanic looked like he could do this stuff in his sleep. Helps to
use someone who doesn't need to look at the rate book.

Phil

>
>A few days ago I noticed that the clutch pedal has a pulsating feel when =
>I depress it although there is no slippage...yet.  There is also a faint =
>metallic scraping sound when the pedal is pushed---even when the car =
>isn't moving.  Checked with my local mech, he says the book estimates 9 =
>hour$ (yow!) to replace the clutch.  Does that sound right?  Anyone =
>BTDT?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kurt
>1989 200 TQ
>136K miles


Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
'91 200q				mailto:pjrose@servtech.com
'89 100