I called my shop, Mountjoys in MD and they said 40 hours was a
bit high, but it was still a huge, very expensive job, requiring definite
removal of the engine and tranny. But then again if you can afford
an XKE, you can afford the work, right?
On 6 Dec 2000, at 11:04, Lawrence G Miceli wrote:
>
> 70 hours!!!!!!!!!
> Something doesn't sound right here. I pulled the bonnet and motor from
> my E, had it on the floor with the transmission separated in less than 5
> hours. I could have swapped the clutch and put it back together in WAY
> less time than either of these estimates, but I decided to take the rest
> of the car apart at the same time...... (and I am not a mechanic)
>
> And why would you cut the frame!!!!
>
> I have also seen the motor come out the bottom if you don't want to
> remove the nose of the car, but you have to remove the front suspension,
> which is a lot more work than taking the nose off the car. BTW, neither
> of these methods require cutting anything.
>
> My car is a 4.2, 6 cyl car. Maybe the 12 cyl cars are different but if
> your guy wants to cut the frame to do a clutch job I think I would find
> another Jag mechanic.
>
> Larry Miceli
> Gold Coast Triumph Club
> Pompano Beach, Florida
> '73 Stag * '66 Herald * 69 E-Type FHC
>
>
> On Tue, 5 Dec 2000 19:58:49 -0500 "Ken and Elizabeth" <BethKen@erols.com>
> writes:
> >
> > 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
>
> Larry Miceli
> Gold Coast Triumph Club
> Pompano Beach, Florida
> '73 Stag * '66 Herald * 69 E-Type FHC
>
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