my honda dealer wants to charge me 1300 for a new clutch replacement....that's crazy if you ask me...so i'm wondering if someone can lead me somewhere i might find it cheaper...i remember a website for a honda place online where the parts where cheaper...need to call the dealer back by 5 today in order to have everything for the weekend...help me out guys

 

Manny,

Which dealer did you go to? You might want to call a few other dealers for estimates. . . Also, if you don't want to pay Honda labor rates, you should try Hond-Aid (its a shop in Ridgewood, NJ that only works on Hondas and Acuras). . . They do very good work at 1/2 to 2/3 the cost of most dealers. . . I used to take my old accord there (the Prelude & the S2K have extended warranties, so I used the dealer). . .

If you need more info, call me. . . You have my numbers. . .

 

Try Trevor at http://www.handa-accessories.com/

 

Why can't you do it unde the TSB? That would be free!

But H and A is excellent, use them...ask for Trevor.

 

they told me it's a wear issue and nothing else...so it didn't matter about any TSBs...i found the Majestic Honda site where i ordered all my parts from earlier and they have everything for $330 which is why below the $550+ the dealer wanted to charge me....they want $750 for labor alone....i'm not paying that


- Manny

 

750 dollars for labor is an outrage! No way!

 

If it is a wear issue, the new part should be the same as the old part. Ask the dealer why Honda changed the part numbers for the disks if there ws nothing wrong with the old ones. Do not simply accept there word. Call the regional office and raise a little hell, politely of course

 

Swurvydel, as a sponsor of the board, Bulletproof can ship an ACT clutch out to you for the following prices:

Pressure Plate
Regular Price: $439
BP Price: 15% off $373.15

Street Disc
Regular Price: $152
BP Price: 15% off $129.20

Total clutch kit (pressure plate and disc)
Regular Price: $591
BP Price: $ 490.00

Total Kit Savings from Regular Price: $101
Total Kit Savings from BP Price: $11.35

Shipping is approximately $30. I'll need a zip code to verify the price, but I can try to get this shipped out to you as soon as tomorrow if you are interested.

The ACT Clutch is a re-worked Honda Clutch. Quoting Mike B at Comptech, "ACT modifies the pressure plate by changing the fulcrum point. The requires disassembling the pp, then machining part of it, then reassembling. They sell their disc as a stock replacement disc, not an upgrade, because the quality of the stock disc is very good."

As far as installation goes, I was going to reference The Reverend's page for his installation pictures, but he has it down at the moment. The installation costs shouldnt' be 750 bucks, but they might be a bit out of pocket.

I'd pressure the service department to perform this along with the TSB and go ahead and upgrade the clutch while you are at it - depending on how many miles you have put on, along with clutch wear, it might be well worth it.

 

Install is not easy but $750 is a bit much. You can`t go wrong w/ an ACT Clutch.

Ryan

 

i ordered the replacement clutch from Majestic honda for about 330 total but the clutch i ordered is model# 005(last 3 digits)
the tsb calls for replacing this part with model#025(last 3 digits) so i'm wondering if i should call back Majestic for the newer part. think i'll do that today...i've already placed the order for the part and it's only 60something bux for the one piece that would be covered by the TSB and my dealer would take forever to get the part replaced....at least this way i can get it done much faster....thank you all for your quick responses and advice.

-Manny