Clutch Replacement

Is there a list anywhere of vehicles with 'easy' to replace clutches?
I have some basic automotive knowledge and would like to get a vehicle
with a clutch that I can replace myself (obviously labor is
rediculously expensive). This would be my first vehicle (besides a
motorcycle). Also, any vehicles that get more mileage to a clutch than
others? Any I should watch out for? Thanks.

Doug

Also should have mentioned i'm looking at used vehicles in the mid-90s
(1992-1998 lets say).

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>Also should have mentioned i'm looking at used vehicles in the mid-90s
>(1992-1998 lets say).

Don't do it. Buy an old VW bug. Easiest clutch replacement ever.
Easy engine to work on, easy transmission to work on. You don't need
fancy features like heat or windshield wipers that work.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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> Also should have mentioned i'm looking at used vehicles in the mid-90s
> (1992-1998 lets say).

Most pickup trucks are easy to work on.

What about sedans?

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> What about sedans?

Forget sedans. The work space is usually pretty cramped and not at all
easy to work on. Get a P/U truck.

Hi!

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> Is there a list anywhere of vehicles with 'easy' to replace clutches?
> I have some basic automotive knowledge and would like to get a vehicle
> with a clutch that I can replace myself (obviously labor is
> rediculously expensive).

Why focus on the clutch specifically? The clutch in my '87
VW Golf needed replacing lately, after 340,000 kilometres
of service. The Golf isn't one of those cars with easy to
replace clutches (the transmission must come out to do it),
but still it cost less than US$ 500 to have it done, which
translates to a little over 0.2 US cents per mile of "clutch
cost."

That said, it's a good idea to aim for a vehicle with a high
level of do-it-yourself-ability :-), but you should not
focus on any one specific part and forget about all the others.
What's it going to help you if you can R&R the clutch in half
an hour when the sills rust out and the engine must come out
to replace the timing belt, for instance? IMHO, a car that's
meant to be cost-effective needs to be fuel-efficient, and
made such that frequently needed work is easy to do, and
supported and/or common enough that frequently needed parts
are cheap to buy.

The aforementioned 2nd generation Golf is, by the way, such
a vehicle. It's also almost legendarily rust-proof. But
depending on where you live, parts may or may not be hard to
find and/or expensive. They're commonplace and dirt cheap
in its home country, but that may or may not help you.

Yours,
Erik.
--
Skier:
One who pays an arm and a leg for the opportunity to break them.
-- From rec.humor.funny

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> wrote:
>Is there a list anywhere of vehicles with 'easy' to replace clutches?
>I have some basic automotive knowledge and would like to get a vehicle
>with a clutch that I can replace myself

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> Is there a list anywhere of vehicles with 'easy' to replace clutches?
> I have some basic automotive knowledge and would like to get a vehicle
> with a clutch that I can replace myself (obviously labor is
> rediculously expensive). This would be my first vehicle (besides a
> motorcycle). Also, any vehicles that get more mileage to a clutch than
> others? Any I should watch out for? Thanks.

It's easier to learn to use the clutch properly. It won't wear out then.

Graham

At the risk of sounding like the "Ole Geezer" of this thread (been driving
for over 55 years, maybe 30 different vehicles.). If you practice proper
driving techniques, you should be able to get 150 to 200k miles without
clutch problems.

The only clutches I have had to replace were both in 4WDs and only after I
over worked them on pulling loads the engine wasn't strong enough for. Once,
pulling a stump and the other while hauling a tractor with backhoe with my
2.8 liter S10.

Bottom line, if you can't drive without slipping the clutch, get an
automatic.

Steve