Clutch has gone out....know any good shops?

aviatorsman

aviatorsman

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Well it has finally happened. The clutch in my '92 YJ has quit on me. I think its the pressure plate? The clutch isnt grabbing and won't disengage is in gear too long. There's also fluid leaking from the bottom of the tranny bellhousing. (I have NO knowledge about clutches). How hard is it to replace a clutch? I imagine it would be pretty involved.

Can anyone point me to a good, less expensive shop in Charlotte? I'm in the Matthews area.

Any help would be great. Thanks!
 
Brandon,
On a 4 liter it is pretty straight forward. Clutch kit is in the $150-180 range. Rough Labor will be $300-500.

If you want us to do it let me know and we will take care of you.

Thanks
Andy
 
It also sounds like you have a rear main seal leaking or possibly a slave cyl leaking. Plan some extra $$ for parts and maybe labor.
 
rattlecanpaint said:
It also sounds like you have a rear main seal leaking or possibly a slave cyl leaking. Plan some extra $$ for parts and maybe labor.
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yeah, i wasn't sure what was leaking.

here are some details. I drove my Jeep back from CRS and everything was fine. I was moving it around the driveway to put it in the garage to do some work and the clutch wouldn't let go and stalled the Jeep. When I took off the cap for the clutch fluid, the rubber thing under the cap had been pulled all the way down into the 'tank' and the fluid had gotten by it and it seemed like the rubber thing had blocked the fluid from clutch mechanism. I took out the rubber and re-attached it to the underside of the cap and filled the 'tank' with DOT-3 fluid. I pumped the clutch for a good 5 min to try and get any air out. I then have driven it to Home Depot for bolts and its seems to be alright....

any idea how that rubber thing could have gotten like that? I'm gonna watch it and hope things stay alright.

how hard would it be to change the clutch parts myself? I'm sure it wouldn't be too bad. Are there any special tools that I'd need?
 
Works the same as a brake master cylinder. When the fluid is needed, it is sucked in, to keep air out. . Sounds like you have a leak in your slave cylinder. May not need a clutch at all, but, if I was going to take all that apart to fix the SC, I would go ahead and replace it all. Same amount of labor for the most part.
 
upnover said:
Works the same as a brake master cylinder. When the fluid is needed, it is sucked in, to keep air out. . Sounds like you have a leak in your slave cylinder. May not need a clutch at all, but, if I was going to take all that apart to fix the SC, I would go ahead and replace it all. Same amount of labor for the most part.
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Yeah, I knew it got sucked in, but the problem was that the fluid passed by it and filled up the backside of the rubber part.

i guess i'm gonna have to look for clutch parts. like i asked above, could the clutch work be done in an afternoon? i may try and do it myself depending on how hard it would be for a person with no experience with clutches and such.
 
aviatorsman said:
Yeah, I knew it got sucked in, but the problem was that the fluid passed by it and filled up the backside of the rubber part.
i guess i'm gonna have to look for clutch parts. like i asked above, could the clutch work be done in an afternoon? i may try and do it myself depending on how hard it would be for a person with no experience with clutches and such.
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Probably sucked in and by passed because of extreme demand of the fluid. That's where the problem lies I would say. Fact is, it's in the bell housing, so there is an issue there.

No experience doing a clutch, I doubt you would do it in an afternoon. I would recommend getting someone to help you, that has done it before. Not sure of your skill level, so hard to say. Not sure of the amount or kinds of tools and equipment at your disposal. So again, hard to say. Very easy to get in over your head, then it will cost more for someone to tow it, and straighten out your mess. Seen that too many times. In a professional shop it's most of a days work.
 
Assuming you've never done this before, don't try it unless you have something else to drive. If its your first time, and DOE, this could be an entire weekend deal. It's not too complicated, just a lot of work.... Someone in this post gave you a reasonable quote. I know it sounds like a chunk o change, but to give you a better idea of how much is involved see the following link... not a YJ, but I would imagine they are very similar. If you abuse it they may have performance clutches for your YJ that can really take a beating...... So you don't have to do this again any time soon.

http://www.4x4xplor.com/clutch.html
 
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