Okay, we usually hear about places that rip us off, but here’s a business that appears to be a good place to take our Fieros (or any car) for clutch and/or transmission work.

It’s called Mr Clutch and it’s located at 6810 Sellers Avenue (Kingsway & Imperial) in Burnaby BC. Phone number is 604-437-3797.

Fellow forum member Capt Fiero suggested to me in This thread to check out Mr Clutch in regards to re-surfacing my flywheel. I had been informed by another local forum member that they had been charged $50(Cdn) to have their flywheel re-surfaced elsewhere. Mr Clutch charged me half that amount, $25(Cdn), and they did it while I waited.

The other reason that I’m recommending this place is that they are Fiero friendly. I talked with the owner, Marvin Clark, for quite awhile, and he made it quite clear that they’ve always welcomed Fieros coming through the bay doors. (Most of us know that often this isn’t the case.) I asked him what their labour charges were to replace a clutch in a Fiero. It’s just under $350(Cdn). Parts are extra of course. I think that’s pretty fair when you consider all the work that’s involved. I probably wouldn't have taken my Fiero all apart in my driveway if I had known about this place earlier!

Mr Clutch has been in business fixing automatic and manual transmissions since 1963. That’s pretty amazing in this day and age of fly-by-night operations. Give them a shot, you’ll probably be pleased. Tell Marvin you heard about him here!

<bump> for the after dinner crowd here in BC.

Glad to hear you got it all taken care of.

Arminta aka Minty, got her Fiero clutch done there a month or so ago. She ended up needing a lot More than just a clutch though. I think she ended up with 700 bucks part and labour out the door. They had to replace, mounts, seals, gaskets and such. Her's was an 84 with the 4spd Muncie in it.

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quote Originally posted by Capt Fiero: She ended up needing a lot More than just a clutch though. I think she ended up with 700 bucks part and labour out the door. They had to replace, mounts, seals, gaskets and such.

That sounds about right. Marvin told me they don't use cheap clutches (like the DynaPak I bought elsewhere ). I forget the names he mentioned (LuK was one), but he said they cost about $300(Cdn). Add that to the $350 that I was quoted for labour and $700 is certainly in the ballpark.

As expensive as it may seem to be at first glance, the job is done in one day, and I got the definite impression that they know how to do it right.

$350.00 is will worth it... Unless you really like getting your hands dirty....

Getting dirty hands isn't bad, it's getting that damn tranny out of there (and back in!) that's the challenge.