Has anyone replaced their clutch - Toyota Yaris Forums

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

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Originally Posted by RUBBERDIPSTICK

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

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Originally Posted by RUBBERDIPSTICK

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

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Originally Posted by bear4

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.

10-30-2009, 01:27 PM	#1
RUBBERDIPSTICK View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris Base Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 36	Has anyone replaced their clutch 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.

10-30-2009, 09:31 PM	#9
frownonfun View User's Garage Drives: 09 Yaris HB, 08 SR5 Tundra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: RGV, Texas Posts: 1,086	i had my dealership put in a flywheel and clutch and i think it was somewhere between $700 - $800. if i remember correctly. __________________ I crush you like tiny clown car, because you are clown, yes?

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10-30-2009, 01:29 PM	#2
hatchbackkid82 Drives: . Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,828	i thought someone told me you have to drop the sub frame

10-30-2009, 01:53 PM	#3
RUBBERDIPSTICK View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris Base Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 36	Thats what the manual says...wonder if its really that hard to do

10-30-2009, 01:58 PM	#4
RUBBERDIPSTICK View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris Base Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 36	I just can't stand taking my car to the dealership/shop

10-30-2009, 02:33 PM	#6
RUBBERDIPSTICK View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris Base Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 36	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...

10-30-2009, 02:38 PM	#7
hatchbackkid82 Drives: . Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,828	Do you know how much the dealership is charging for the labor?

10-30-2009, 09:18 PM	#8
bear4 Drives: 2007 yaris Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 37	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?

10-30-2009, 09:38 PM	#10
bear4 Drives: 2007 yaris Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 37	This price is not bad for the dealership...

11-16-2009, 01:44 PM	#12
RUBBERDIPSTICK View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris Base Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 36	Bump...has anyone done this?

11-16-2009, 05:41 PM	#13
rob323 Don't drive it, RALLY it! Drives: 1999 echo PRC rally car Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Joyner, Brisbane Posts: 321	In an Echo - yes, but not in a Yaris, although I don't expect it would be all that much different.