warranties and clutches -_-'

[c.suttie]

So after my clutch on my 07 astra sri turbo goes after having my car for 2 and a half months, i decide to send it back to the dealer, whos mechanic tells me after that it is a wear and tear item and therefore is not covered, and has now quoted me 2 grand for a new clutch from a holden dealer? rubbish? i have no idea so i thought id ask you guys.. and maybe there's after market solutions that probally better suit my car? any info would be appreciated

cheers guys

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[sooty]

could get a heavy duty courtenay clutch kit and get it fitted at a much better mechanic than holden for a lot cheaper.
Yes it's a wear and tear item...and unfortunately it seems like whoever had the car before you either put a lot of k's on the car, or just beat the crap out of it, either that or it's a weak piece of crap (also possible)

[c.suttie]

its got about 54,000 k's on it i heard somewhere they last 60,000 or maybe i imagined it... a friend of mine said i could snap a gear if i put a heavy duty clutch in?

[SIMid]

whos mechanic tells me after that it is a wear and tear item and therefore is not covered, and has now quoted me 2 grand for a new clutch from a holden dealer?
cheers guys

It's a big job on the AH Ts to change the clutch, thats why it's $2K (with a big amount on labour).

[boorny88]

yeah wear and tear items arent covered under any extended warranties unless you get some fancy warranty. i think the only way it would be covered is if it went bang and absolutly distroyed it self but due to wear no it wont be. but 54000kms aint alot

[nuggz]

60ks aint alot
but if its been abused or previous owner didnt know how to drive manual and held half clutch alot, its possible i guess

i wouldn't worry too much about a heavy duty clutch breaking gears, the wheels will spin before that happens
i think the holden estimated labor time is around 8 hours for this car?

[delemonte]

Sounds like the previous owner hammered it a fair bit cos 54k ain't much...
A nice excuse to go for an uprated clutch tho... and maybe an LSD while you're at it

[nigelh]

2k sounds to expensive, I would get the car towed to another workshop. get a courtenay clutch maybe see if they will do a deal if you get quaife at the same time.
Most workshops should be able to replace the clutch in a day easy on a Astra H.
I've replaced clutchs at 30k before it's just how the car has been driven and luck of the draw.

[c.suttie]

had a chat to the dept of fair trading nsw, they say because i havnt had the car for over 3 months that the only items they can wipe there hands of are the tyres and the batteries, and today i got a final quote of 4 grand... lovely.... definetly gonna fight this one out till the end im not paying that much after paying 24 grand for a car ! so i need a new flywheel at 1200.. a new pressure plate, a clutch plate, and a clutch slave cyllender... with geniune holden screws apparently..

[SIMid]

Most workshops should be able to replace the clutch in a day easy on a Astra H.

No it's not, not on a AH SRiT.

I had my clutch done to my AH-T (heavy duty with a lightened flywheel) and it's a big job. It does take a day, because the subframe needs to be dropped to get to the clutch, not like the TS. My mechanic (Holden mech BTW) said it is a huge job, not just loosen something, and slide it in.

I even rang several mechanics to get quotes and majority would not touch it or, will bill me by the hour as they had no idea how long it will take.

I believe U could get it replaced for around $1500-1800 with an aftermarket clutch from the UK. But do your research and make sure the mechanic knows what they are doing, as the one I found didn't (and they call themselves clutch experts) and made a meal out of it, so I took my Holden mech (wish I found him sooner) to rectify it. She's all good and back to perfect! Mizled drove it and was impressed.