Repairing a slipping clutch, Any estimates on cost and time involved? Options

[914zim]

Gentlemen:

I'm trying to get a feel for how much repairing the slipping clutch in my '76 914 would cost.
I have not looked into it in any great detail yet, but I'm sure I'll need to replace clutch, seals, cable, etc., basically, the whole mess (based on a little searching). It's not slipping too badly, but my son and I almost got run over by a dickhead in a huge SUV while I was trying to get up a hill with the clutch slipping. Pretty scary!

Can anyone give me a rough idea as to how much it might cost to do the repair correctly myself?
Any idea of hours to complete would be helpful too.

I'm trying to decide which project I'm gonna work on this winter. It's between fixing the slipping clutch on my 914 or putting my rebuilt engine into my '71 BMW 2002. I think I know what answer I'll get from this board!

To be honest, it'll probably come down to cost. I still need to get some Webers and eventually a 5 speed tranny for the 2002, so I'm thinking the 914 repair might be cheaper?

Any help/advice is appreciated!

Thanks,
Andy...

[ArtechnikA]

at Pelican, for example is a Complete Clutch Kit ~$350 without flywheel, $565 with new flywheel. if your flywheel needs resurfacing (and it may be nonnegotiable if you let it slip much longer...) it's important that you have it done by a machine shop that KNOWS the specifications.

this is an example - others may have equivalent, or better, package deals. shop around, but this is a pretty good list of what you need if nothing else.

obviously the trade-money-for-time approach is getting everything in one box. you do not have to pull the engine or transmission (but you do have to SUPPORT the engine...) for this task but it's sometimes easier for the inexperienced to do so. judgement call.

all the stuff called out in that kit - the oil seals and such - are there because history has shown that they really should be done while you have everything out and accessible or you will regret it later.

donno what issues you have with the BMW, but as you've seen, a slippy clutch can be a safety-compromising condition, and if you let it go on too long will just wind up costing you more.

if you haven't done it before i'd budget a weekend; someone who's done a few can probably finish it up in an afternoon.