360 Clutch disc replacement-- your thoughts

My 360 is in for a new exhaust and brake pads. The shop is a Ferrari based shop (owner races 360, 430, etc.) and I have used this shop once before. I do trust the owner to be fair and I in turn have done work for him in my shop on cosmetic bits from his cars.

It appears that the rear main is leaking. I have about 30K miles on the car and I regularly exercise it. His initial thoughts are the clutch disc has been contaminated with oil and he can feel it slipping. The car does not show a CEL (if that is a condition that a CEL would call out) and I have not noticed any evidence of slipping. But in any event when we discussed simply replacing the disc he was hesitant in not replacing the entire setup; disc, pressure plate, T.O. bearing.

It sounds to me like the disc is only slightly contaminated and so long as the pressure plate is not burned or otherwise worse off than a cleaning it would be overkill to replace everything. Now I am in favor of proper maintenance but this trip to his shop is going to get expensive really fast (probably upwards of $14K) and any justified savings would be prudent here.

Opinions of those in the know...?

 

No. Clutch was replaced at 21K miles. I have only 30K on the car now. I live in Florida so no uphill clutch slipping. Reverse is just reverse- never any inclines to back up into. So not really thinking the other components are necessarily "worn out" and need replaced. But with that said awaiting the Estimate on the entirety of what is being done.

The rear main will be replaced.

 

Waiting on his quote. I'm thinking the same; parts are not that expensive, but the labor costs, well at $215 pr. hr. that adds up fast-- plus remove and reface the flywheel... we will wait to see what the estimate comes back as.

 

My 360 is a 2003. So the TCU is the latest iteration (the only one better is the Challenge TCU).
I agree. The parts are not so much the issue. But rather how he charges the time. If it's the idea that he's already "in there" then the labor should not be as much as say doing the rear main seal only or the book on a clutch replacement only. Being into it and doing all the peripherals should be somewhat reasonable. We will see.

Thanks to all you folks for the input.

 

It will be interesting. We have spoken often and have become quite acquainted with each other when it comes to our cars. Our shops are relatively close to one another. He knows I know a fair amount about my cars and he knows I've had more than a few Porsches, etc.

After getting to know him, he is certainly a guy that wants to put everything that is even slightly questionable on the "list". I will be replacing brake pads. Now with only 30K miles on the car (and the pads have been replaced once already) he suggests he always wants to replace the rotors too. IMO, completely unnecessary. They are not scored or cooked, simply normal wear. I have to keep him on task and not embark on a "restoration" of all things mechanical. Which is to his credit, but of course, it all costs $$

 

Can the dish in the flywheel be turned down flat? Or is it a new flywheel issue? I only have 30K miles on the car.