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My mechanic told me it took him 2 hours longer than book for the last mini clutch he did. If they do them often then it's not gonna be as bad, Id guess 8 hours for the clutch.
I just had my clutch and flywheel replace nous a few other things. They charged me for 11 hours of labor just on those 2 things.
Ouch!! MORE than book!?
Most places start at book...then will do a slight discount or cut the labor rate to get a job...
A mechanic that knows his stuff can do a clutch in about HALF book....heck....a few mini centric shops can do it while you wait....long wait...but doable.
Now to be honest...if a car has a few "difficult bolts" it can take longer than book...but the is why the fixed rate is there....so you are not paying extra for a slow or untaltented mechanic.... A good one can bill several hours more than "book" in a day...THAT is where shops make the $$.