Interesting. They want two hours and $189 total. It wonder what a shop
manual says.
The clutch and slave cylinder was $1,239 with tax. I checked with other
dealers around here - metro New York and Connecticut, and didn't get much
better pricewise. I think I might have gotten a lot cheaper at an
independent shop. But the last time I replaced a clutch on my old Ford
Fairmont, I found lose clips and other indications of a sloppy job, and
the
clutch lasted only about three years.!!!! That was an independent. This
dealer did an excellent job. I can't tell anything was done, other than a
change in pedal feel of course. And they even adhesived in the those
troublesome tranny plugs that keep falling out on people's manual
Explorers
(I got the metal plugs, but they were the wrong ones).
I put so little money into this XLT because I baby it and do mostly
everything myself that the $1200 wasn't a big issue.
Thanks again for your help.
Anthony Giorgianni
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"Craig" <wpyr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Anthony Giorgianni" wrote...
>
>> Thanks Craig. Very interesting that you're having the exact same
>> experience.
>> I DID replace the clutch ... but only because the slave cylinder went.
>> So
>> they changed the clutch they were in there anyway. I had the dealer do
>> it,
>> which cost a lot. But I was really impressed with the work. If you
don't
>> mind my asking, how much did it cost to replace the rear shoes?
>
> My rear pads were replaced at a Ford dealer, too. Just remember that
these
> are May 2001 prices!
>
> Labor: $65 (which looks to be 1-hr)
> Pads: $41.42
>
> I suppose there'd be a small shop charge and tax in addition to the
above.
>
>
> If easily accessible, what was the cost for your clutch replacement?
>
> Craig
>
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