Re: [Peugeot-L] 86 STI Clutch

From: Brian Holm <peugeots_at_vtlink.net>
Date: 02/06/08

Peugeot's flat rate time is 5.5 hours to replace the clutch. It's pretty hard to beat their times.

Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots

At 04:42 PM 2/6/2008, N9TE wrote:
>So, I'm thinking of buying this 86 STI (XN6, sedan) as a daily driver and it
>has a broken (snapped in half) clutch fork.
>
>Seeing it's February (cold) I'm not going under the car as the heated garage
>has a broken Toyota in it and I'm... well... a candy ass.
>
>Anyway, I called three shops that would work on it and all said the
>transmission had to come out. And they were all talking 6-7 hours labor
>($600-800). (!)
>
>Is that for real? I'm no expert at doing clutches as I've never worn one
>out and have never done one.
>
>Words from those that have been-there/done-that would be appreciated.

Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots
at Peugeot Holm, since 1969
2120 Maple Hill
Plainfield, VT, 05667
802-454-7132, fax -1310

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