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Old 04-07-2009, 01:03 PM   #1
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Default Ka: clutch slipping- help!

Hello all, as the thread title suggests, the GF's Ka's clutch has begun to slip. I've been quoted up to $1000 to get it replaced, which sounds pretty crazy. Do these things have any adjustment in them, or at 100,000km, it's time is up?

Apparently the kit alone is $500 and I'm told the slave cylinder is concentric and need machining....WTF? I'm an auto guy, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Old 04-07-2009, 10:43 PM   #2
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TBH, it really does sound about right.....

Sorry, maybe shop around see if you can get it a little cheaper or buy the parts from O/S!

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Old 05-07-2009, 01:44 AM   #3
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Cheers bud. The four-figure cost had me very surprised. Last time I did a clutch, it was 2 or 3 hundred to replace. In the late 80s....

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