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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Explorer / December 2006Repair shop rate
Hello All Per my earlier post (Clutch issue 92), I've decided, as advised, to have the clutch fluid replaced. A Ford dealer says they can do this and test the system at the same time. The dealer has a $90/hour rate. That seems a bit high (northern Westchester, NY) Just wondering what rates shop rates - dealer and non-dealer are other seeing these days? Thanks. Tony Giorgianni > Hello All > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > high (northern Westchester, NY) Just wondering what rates shop rates - > dealer and non-dealer are other seeing these days? That's a really easy job. Essentially all you need to do is have a helper depress the clutch pedal while you open the bleed fitting. Close the fitting when the flow slows to keep air from getting back in, then have your helper let off on the clutch pedal, and repeat. Do that until the fluid runs clear, which won't take long. Keep topping off the reservoir during the process so it doesn't run out of fluid. You don't need to pay a highly skilled Ford mechanic to do it, any place that works on brakes can do the job. Same for replacing the master cylinder, it's less complicated than a brake master cylinder- no ABS, no vacuum servo, only a single circuit instead of two. -Paul Thanks. Apparently, they are not just going to change the fluid, but they're also going to pressure test the system some how to see if perhaps there is a leak somehow. Based on the result, they'll decide whether the clutch problem is being caused by leak or something else - or maybe just contaminants in the fluid. I don't have anyone here to help me try it myself. And I don't know how to pressure test the system. I'll report back. Since I posted, I called two other dealers - another near Westchester. NY is 89 an hour, and one near Hartford, CT where I used to live is 80. I'm not concerned about paying for the fluid change and test. But if the slave cylinder needs to be replaced, along with the clutch, etc., that will be a huge bill - maybe even more than my 92 is worth (though the vehicle remains immaculate) Haven't even worn the original brakes much. I really baby this thing.  SignatureRegards, Anthony Giorgianni The return address for this post is fictitious. Please reply by posting back to the newsgroup. > > > Hello All [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > ABS, no vacuum servo, only a single circuit instead of two. > -Paul You have a '92 with the original brakes!!!! Front brakes on my '92 were a constant problem, needed repair every 25,000 or so. My '99 was a whole different story, originals lasted 85,000. >Thanks. Apparently, they are not just going to change the fluid, but they're >also going to pressure test the system some how to see if perhaps there is a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >immaculate) Haven't even worn the original brakes much. I really baby this >thing. Yeah, my front brakes have hardly been worn at all!!!! I really try not to use them. I take the foot off the gas when I see a red light ahead, keep at least four seconds between me and the car ahead and coast around a lot (and I have a manual tranny). Oddly, the back drum brakes are worn more than the front disc ones. I'm always torquing the lug nuts and regreasing the calipers and slide rails, too. Keeps the brakes sliding nicely and prevents rotor warp. And if I do replace the pads, I'd sand but not turn the rotors. Now that I moved to hilly Westchester, New York, I'm having to use the brakes a bit more. SignatureRegards, Anthony Giorgianni The return address for this post is fictitious. Please reply by posting back to the newsgroup. > You have a '92 with the original brakes!!!! Front brakes on my '92 > were a constant problem, needed repair every 25,000 or so. My '99 was > a whole different story, originals lasted 85,000. I think the main reason the older models last so long is they don't have calliper slide rails to grease any longer. If you didn't grease them regularly in the older models the brakes would prematurely wear. My 98's original brakes are still going strong... SignatureAllan Williams > You have a '92 with the original brakes!!!! Front brakes on my '92 > were a constant problem, needed repair every 25,000 or so. My '99 was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>immaculate) Haven't even worn the original brakes much. I really baby this >>thing. |
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