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Thread: How much should a clutch job cost on a 540?

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    Hey, I remember this thread. Hadn't pieced together that it was you who recently posted about the flywheel.

    Thanks for the follow up,

    Dave M

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    Quote Originally Posted by bbig119
    Just to follow up for anyone who may find this thread in the future.

    Cluch job cost me roughly $1200, but I ruined my flywheel by driving it with a slipping clutch for a week or two. The guy at the shop told me that if I had brought in as soon as it started to slip, I may have saved the flywheel. As it was, a new flywheel cost me $725(with a $125 discount), and that bumped the total bill to over $1900.

    So please, for your wallet's sake, don't wait on the clutch when you notice it start to slip.
    So I am assuming that the flywheel can not be resurfaced on a M60? Can anyone confirm this?

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    I did some searching on the forum and the official answer is- no. I believe some people have found ways to rough up the surface some, but I don't know what the outcome was.

    My flywheel was in pretty bad shape though-- things might be different if I had gotten it to the shop right away. Maybe then, there might have been something they could have done to freshen up the surface.
    '94 540I 6spd/205000 miles

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