Repairs are cheaper than payments.....
You are absolutely correct lol where I got fork from I couldn’t tell you.> slave cylinder, fork, and many other wear parts.
A concentric slave cylinder design has no fork. The slave cylinder presses directly on the throwout bearing. The downside of this is that the transmission must be removed to replace slave cylinder.
In the fork design the slave cylinder is bolted to the outside of the bell housing and can be replaced without additional disassembly.
That’s one expensive flywheel. Explains why it was so expensive. Glad you got it back and it’s running great againYou are absolutely correct lol where I got fork from I couldn’t tell you.
But either way, the Kia is back in the driveway. The clutch action feels really nice. It’s a lot lighter almost as light as a throttle. I took a little bit for me to get used to it all over again. There is not a single squeak, vibration, rattle, pull ect. They did a good job I had to give it to them.
I think for the amount of work that I had done it was reasonable at the end of the day.
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It's "worth" what it costs to replace it.I will say what many others here often say about a car needing work. When the alternative is a $30,000 new car and the monthly payments that entails, putting a few thousand into your current ride doesn't look too bad.
I like the attitude.I was wondering this exact thing. I kept thinking the next paragraph would be about a UOA but I never saw it???
Beyond that, I think considering a '12 Kia your "forever car" and doing a "full restoration" is an odd choice. Very odd. I could see it on some Toyotas or Hondas....even select VW's. I could even see it on certain "classic" domestics and just about any full-size truck from the Big 3 (or ANY Tacoma)
That said, some people like blondes, some like brunettes and some chase the redheads.....whatever floats your boat....if OP wants to die on the Kia hill, that's his choice
Didn't realize dental floss was such a lucrative product such that it spawned empires.And the Internet is filled with dental floss empire heirs willing to be free handed.... with OPM
Yes the $800 to $1000 front brake job (without new calipers) seems to be the new norm....I've been quoted 'supply chain issues' as a reason....ridiculous IMO.I'm assuming you haven't priced any car repairs lately. I've had several family members report shops wanting $1000+ for front pads and rotors on pretty average cars (Civic, Jetta, Escape).
That article is ringing a distant bell. I bought a lot of car magazines back then as a car-crazy teenager.BTW if you can find it, Michael Lamm used the same philosophy with a 63 Dodge Dart station wagon he owned and described his efforts in one of his Motor Trend "Used Cars" columns. 1974-75 IIRC.
It warped me.
That philosophy of maintain, reuse, replace, refurbish has been my benchmark all these years later. I still remember reading it. Made copies of it. I still have the issue.
He compared the cost of his renewal efforts with the cost of an equivalent new car. Money well spent.
It was part of an inflation coping issue I think.
"Why Trade It In" was an influential book I read about 1980 that just validated the wisdom of the Lamm article. And described precisely what you are doing with your Kia: Pre-emptive maintenance in addition to preventive: replace things before they wear out and strand you, some on a time schedule.
If you can find either of those, check them out.
But then: times and cars have changed.
My thoughts have always run: the waste of tossing a usable known quantity aside, the cost of the transaction, the debt, higher registration, tags and insurance costs...
It’s been 6+ months now, just wondering how its worked out? I hope its been good.You are absolutely correct lol where I got fork from I couldn’t tell you.
But either way, the Kia is back in the driveway. The clutch action feels really nice. It’s a lot lighter almost as light as a throttle. I took a little bit for me to get used to it all over again. There is not a single squeak, vibration, rattle, pull ect. They did a good job I had to give it to them.
I think for the amount of work that I had done it was reasonable at the end of the day.
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