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just wanted to say i went to a well known workshop the other day to get a new clutch fitted and they charged me $1000 in labour!! I supplied the clutch, it was a straight in and out job.. y on earth it took 11+ hours is beyond me? also i had to fork out for a new gear boot that was fine 2 days before hand as i had it off doing some work..

I wont flame here.. pm me if you want to know

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It's not hard at all.. especially if you have a hoist to give you plenty of room to maneuver, and all the other professional tools that a workshop should have. I'm a complete amateur and I could do it in around 5 at the most.

did mine in 3 plus machining flywheel too

I actually do them in 2 hrs if the other guy I work with machines the flywheel while I clean the box up.

GTS4 and Series 1 32 GTR's take an extra 10 minutes because of the extra shaft to remove.

Series 2 and up are a little more tricky because of the pull type setup they have but it isn't much more difficult if you've done it before.

I'd say the workshop that did it didn't know it was a pull type and had major issues removing the box. Still, they are wankers for chargin you for their incompetence. If you had a GTIR pulsar I'd say they did you a favour by only charging 11 but a 33 GTR should be no more than 4.

I did my first R33 gts clutch on the floor of my garage with one jack and low car stands - it took less time than that and we struggled with bugger-all tools and took hours to get the top bolt off.

I would've asked the workshop where their hidden cameras were....Thats a joke. Please post here which workshop it was.

NOTICE: You're not defaming them - simply quoting what they said the bill was.

Adrian

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