Having done the clutch job on my XKE, by far the easiest and most efficient
method is to drop the engine-trans out the bottom (remove all ancillaries
first like intake & exhaust manifolds). You then do not have to remove the
bonnet or remove the front frame (which is hazardous as this is half the
car).
Doing a clutch job on any car is a royal pain in the backside but once skilled
and knowledgable with the nuances of a particular car it can be done quickly.
70 hours of labor sounds like an excuse by the dealer to gouge.
Steve Offord
70 XKE
59 TR3A
71 Norton Commando
99 XJ8 supercharged
Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> wrote:
Makes me not so concerned about the 15 times I pulled the clutch on my Race
Spit to get it working right. I now have it down to a fine
art (about 20 minutes to pull it out and about 45 minutes to get it back in!
Joe
Ken and Elizabeth wrote:
>
> I was just talking to the wife of my Triumph guru mechanic and she mentioned
a
> woman who wanted the clutch replaced on her XKE. The story blew my mind.
She
> said that if you replace the clutch the way the manual recommends, it calls
> for 70 hours labor (about $4,500 in labor !!!). Bill does it in only 40
hours
> (about $2,500) by cutting the frame and lifting off the entire front of the
> car !!! Ever heard that? When folks said the jags are expensive to work on,
> they weren't kidding
>
> Ken Shapiro
> 1970 GT6+
> KC81872L
> Baltimore, Maryland
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