Well i believe my clutch is pretty much gone. I know a guy (brothers gfs dad) who owns a shop he says to replace the clutch is about 750. I have a 1986 toyota p/u w/ 22re efi. Thanks in advance for all input.

 

That's about twice what it should cost, IMO.

Clutch parts cost anywhere from 80 to 250 bucks depending on how fancy a name brand you want the label on the boxes to be. Here's how I would expect it to be:
Parts $150 -200
Labor 2 hours $150
Misc bull$$ charges (shop towels, enviro fees, coffee) $50
So that's $350 to 400.

You cannot do it at home in 2 hours, but any mechanic worth his salt can in a shop. The only "but" is if the flywheel needs resurfaced.

Depending on how mechanically inclined you are, you might do it yourself. It's not a complicated job, but it requires a bit more tools and saavy than say, changing to manual hubs. See if you have a friend who has done it before who will help (or at least supervise) for beer. Rent a transmission jack and go for it.

 

i did my clutch with a freind its easy to do took us about 4 hours

 

He was just going off the top of his head. I searched into it and I found a clutch for 89.99 and he was estimating my clutch for $200. he is charging me 5 1/2 hrs labor for $75 an hour (discount from $85) so he said that the 750 was a worst case price. He got it down to about 550 complete with turning the flywheel if needed. 500 if not needed.

 

it still seems like a lot. lifetime clutch assembly (complete) from autozone for $135. installed by myself in less than 2 hours, no flywheel issues.

 

I was quoted between about $400 and $500 to have my clutch installed. I decided to do it myself and the clutch kit complete with bearings was a little over $100. The brand is Aisin, which I was told is the exact same brand Toyota uses but without the "Toyota" stamp on it. I have not installed it yet, but I have heard that it is not very difficult on a Toyota pickup.

 

My first clutch job took a weekend. (that was like 30 years ago)
My last clutch job took 2 hours.

On the yota, the main trick is to gather up all the socket extensions you can find - you reach the upper bellhousing bolts from the back of the transfer case by reaching over the trans (under the transmission hump in the floor) with about 3' of extensions. Then it's a piece of cake. Another tip is leave the crossmember bolted to the trans, don't remove it first like all the books say. The transmission jack will support the whole thing including the crossmember much better and it saves time.

Check the flywheel carefully for hot spots and checking. If you can, put a machinists straight edge on it and verify it's still flat. Toyotas frequently do not need resurfacing, unlike most others...

 

Let me clarify this. This is my DD I have confidence in my work. My DAD has his doubts tho. He did not want any one else touching it besides the said mechanic. I wish i could have done it for the experience tho. But i was charged $400 for labor and $20 for fluid and $45 for machining the flywheel. I had already bought the clutch. Thank you for all help.

 

So it is already done then? I hope he helped pay for it if he wouldn't let you do it. I know the Tacoma and 3rd gen 4runner clutch usually costs between $800 and $1200 to have done, but it is a bit more of a pita than an older pickup or 4runner. My first Taco clutch took a full weekend, just did my second (not on mine this time) and it took basically 1 day to do. I have heard that those early trannies are really easy to remove therefore making the job easier. Flamedx4 is correct, you need 2 or 3 feet worth of extensions haha, and we used a u joint also, really has to be 1/2" drive, 3/8" drive has too much spring.