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91 Saab 900 NA Clutch job price discrepancy?

Hello all,

I recently bought a '91 900 (non-turbo) with 162,000 miles. The clutch is on its way out, and several mechanics in the Boston area have quoted me close to $1,000 for repair. However, from searching on Saabnet as well as this newsgroup, the general consensus seems to be that a classic 900 clutch replacement is an easy and cheap job.

Why does $1,000 seem like such an inflated price to me?

One Saab mechanic told me he could "cheat" and just replace the clutch disc - but claimed that it's absolutely essential to replace the slave cylinder (which makes up about $400 of the job's cost), and I would "assume all the risks" of not doing so.

What do you all think? I probably only plan to keep the car another year (I'm a poor student) and would like to find the most cost effective solution. Should I just "cheat" and skip the slave cylinder?

Thanks!

Pravin Pant

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pravinkpant
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Pravin Pant,

Because in any place, people associate those that own Saabs as "rich", and they charge accordingly, especially in major cities where they charge "whatever" the market will bear (ie. whatever people reluctantly end up paying).

Clutch job, maybe a $300 job if you do it yourself, but would easily be $1000 for someone else to do it, take their time, cover all of their overhead and insurance, and salaries for their employees.

This shouldn't be that surprising.

If you are doing a clutch replace the following

Clutch & and all associated components

Clutch Master & Slave Cylinders.

Don't cheat, because in 1-2 months later you will be right back where you started, period.

SG

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SG

According to Saab service manual the clutch replacement takes medium skills and 5.3 hours plus parts. If your flywheel needs reconditioning the price will go much higher. Taking into account Saab dealer hourly charges that in my view are over $200/h on average the $1000 is cheap.

My 91' 9-3 Viggen right after 20k miles devel> Hello all,

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pzi

One thing you could do is go to a Saab dealer and ask them for a quote (make sure you're sitting down or leaning against something). It won't change the facts but might make it easier to "feel" you've got a bargain! Sorry not more practical help - sb

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sb

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