how many hours labour to replace clutch

[chris]

how are you guys,

i'm going to get a pro to replace my '76 S3s clutch (plates & throwout) before Xmas - how many hours should I be budgeting would you think ?

[JDNSW]

Depends a lot on what body you have and how much extra gear you have to move before getting to the clutch. Last time I did this was in the middle of the Simpson Desert in 1966 (In an S2a - the S3 is slightly easier as the clutch release mechanism is simpler) and it took around a day (in two separate half day efforts).

A professional who knows what he is doing (AND IS FAMILIAR WITH SERIES LANDROVERS), and is in a workshop with all the right tools, should be a lot quicker, perhaps four or five hours.

However, since it involves disassembly of a lot of bodywork (minimum of floor and transmission tunnel) since you can't lower the gearbox, time will depend on how badly rusted up the bolts are.

[4bd1]

Tough call without knowing what sort of condition everything is in.

Last time I took the route of taking out the engine instead of the trans.
With the radiator / support etc out of the way it was simple enough, and a good chance to give the engine / bay etc a clean up and paint if required.

6 hours should do the job, but thats a very rough guess coz we all know how much stuffing around a sheared bolt or the like can add.

Cheers

[darb]

Take the floors and gearbox tunnel out, leave the seat base in. Undo propshafts, handbrake linkage, bell housing bolts and clutch mechanism. Lift the gearbox back about 6 inches, and leave it sitting on the cross member (support the back with a floorjack). This will give you enough room. All going well, and feeling motivated, should only take 2-3 hours (and beats lifting the box in and out)

Brad