anyone here know how much it would cost to replace clutch on a 348? parts and labor? dealership & independent shops. evertime i hit hard on the gas pedel there is a slight delay before the engine catches. thanks bro,
Double or single? I replaced my double a few months ago for $2,500 parts plus about 3 hours of shop rate labor. I understand that the single plate clutch is much, much cheaper.
Depends largely on whether new Ferrari parts + shop time (see above) $3000 DIY + rebuild clutch + rebuild T/O brng $300 Your choice.
Of course, the longer you drive it with the clutch slipping, the more likely it will be that the flywheel will need attention. This is true of any car with a slipping clutch, but most cars don't have flywheels that cost several thousand dollars. The labor to pull the clutch for inspection is minimal, I suggest you have it checked ASAP.
There doesn't seem to be a specific change over point between single and dual disc clutches, but it appears that all of them were singles after about the middle of 1991. Is that correct, Daniel?
I have heard some guys say the double discs are better on the track, but otherwise there is little or no advantage. Plus they are expensive.
My car is a late 91 build, 92 model year and still has the dual disc clutch - so sometime after that. Duals can be converted to singles but the cost is pretty high.
Yep yep. My car is a 12/91 and has the dual clutch plates. I think it was early 92 when the change was made. And forget about changing from dual to single disc, NOT worth the effort because the of the cost of parts to do the job.
In the "348 Buyers Guide" issue of Forza (#30, June 2001) it says there was a service bulletin dated 10/10/1991 for "single plate clutch" production improvement. I suppose that means that once they used up the existing stock of dual disc clutches they would switch to single discs. My 348 with a build date of 12/90 has a single disc clutch, probably not delivered that way?
Check it or get it repaired/replaced asap if it is slipping mate. You DO NOT want to pay for a new flywheel if that one gets badly damamged. Prices vary to do this job. As does single/dual flywheel setups. A genuine Ferrari dual clutch here was going to cost me AU $4600 and the T/O bearing was AU $2800. And that was WITHOUT fitting the ****en thing. I live around 2000 km away from the Ferrari dealer or any Independent workshops anyways. I did mine myself. I had a new clutch made for me. My new clutch is good for 800 HP and will last the life of the car apparently. Here are threads if you havent seen them mate. http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86136&page=9 http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93933&page=11
Probably not mate?? Hard to say isnt it? My car has service records dating back from when it was brand new and EVERY major service it had done (every 3 years), they replaced the dual clutch plates. So I can safely assume my car has been this way since new, December 1991. Your car on the other hand?? Strange?? Makes you wonder who would spend the money to change it from a dual back a single?
Just replaced my clutch. £50 to reline both plates. diy is the best way forward, quick and with just a bit of fiddling to get aligned pretty easy.
My guess would be a previous owner had it updated. Having driven a few single disc 348's they generally feel a bit smoother to shift and less pressure required to engage the clutch than my dual disc model.
brothers, thanks for the responses...I guess I have to put aside 3000 for the slippage and I thought it was easy to replace the ferrari clutch compared to the porsche 996.
Hmmm, so, since I'm ignorant on the Mondial T system, would one expect the Mondial T's before '92 to have dual clutch also? anyone know...Danial/Dave? Mine is a '90, and quite certain it is a single. rik
Many of the double disc units were updated by owners "back in the day" to a single-disc setup. That's why it doesn't make sense for owners for early 348's and Mondi T's to make a purchase until they've physically viewed and verified which clutch they have.
It IS easy to replace a 348 clutch. You don't have to remove either the engine or the transmission, and you don't need to have the car up on a lift. It's the parts that are expensive.
