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RUBBERDIPSTICK
10-30-2009, 01:27 PM
My yaris is getting up there in miles and I'm going to need to replace the clutch pretty soon. I'm a fairly decent back yard mechanic and am thinking about doing the job myself. Has anyone done it? I've downloaded the service manual, and it looks like a pretty extensive job.
hatchbackkid82
10-30-2009, 01:29 PM
i thought someone told me you have to drop the sub frame
RUBBERDIPSTICK
10-30-2009, 01:53 PM
Thats what the manual says...wonder if its really that hard to do
RUBBERDIPSTICK
10-30-2009, 01:58 PM
I just can't stand taking my car to the dealership/shop
hatchbackkid82
10-30-2009, 02:14 PM
You may have to bite the bullet, that's how all the RSX's and SI's are laid out. I think you have to take the whole suspension apart, and disconnect the axles:eek:

Thats what the manual says...wonder if its really that hard to do
RUBBERDIPSTICK
10-30-2009, 02:33 PM
Well, I'm pretty sure I can get all of it apart at home, its just getting the subframe/suspension aligned properly that worries me...
hatchbackkid82
10-30-2009, 02:38 PM
Do you know how much the dealership is charging for the labor?
bear4
10-30-2009, 09:18 PM
I am interested in replacing the clutch on my 2001 Echo myself too. Has anyone done the clutch on the Echo? Mine is still good but with 152,000 miles already I expect I may have to do it by 200,000 miles mark... Is there any statistics on how long the clutch lasts on average if mostly highway driving?
frownonfun
10-30-2009, 09:31 PM
i had my dealership put in a flywheel and clutch and i think it was somewhere between $700 - $800. if i remember correctly.
bear4
10-30-2009, 09:38 PM
This price is not bad for the dealership...
bear4
11-02-2009, 06:12 PM
Well, I'm pretty sure I can get all of it apart at home, its just getting the subframe/suspension aligned properly that worries me...

You don't need to align the subframe, it goes on one way only and suspension alignment can be done by any tire place...
RUBBERDIPSTICK
11-16-2009, 01:44 PM
Bump...has anyone done this?
rob323
11-16-2009, 05:41 PM
In an Echo - yes, but not in a Yaris, although I don't expect it would be all that much different.
bronsin
11-16-2009, 06:07 PM
I am interested in replacing the clutch on my 2001 Echo myself too. Has anyone done the clutch on the Echo? Mine is still good but with 152,000 miles already I expect I may have to do it by 200,000 miles mark... Is there any statistics on how long the clutch lasts on average if mostly highway driving?

It all depends on the driver and his/her technique. The friction disk could be done in 20,000 miles or 200,000 miles. I had a 74 Beetle with 250,000 miles on the friction disk. And it was still good. I put 100 highway miles a day on it and treated it like glass. If you wear the lining into the rivets there goes your pressure plate and flywheel meaning another $$$$. After 152K it could be there. Its strictly your call.