Ford Ranger — Clutch Replacement Cost

Based on real repair records · last updated October 20, 2026

$780

typical range $522 – $1,050 (parts + labor)

typical labor time 5 hrs · parts $297 · labor $400 · the rest is shop fees & tax (medians)

Median and middle-half range computed from real Ford Ranger clutch replacement repairs.

What owners actually paid

$522

1 in 4 paid less

$780

half paid less, half paid more

$1,050

3 in 4 paid less

The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $522 – $1,050. A quote inside that band is normal. Cheaper or pricier isn't automatically wrong — but it's worth asking why.

Cost by model year

The price holds fairly steady across model years. If your quote is for a car in one of these groups, compare it with that row. Middle half of real Ford Ranger invoices for each group, parts + labor:

Model years	Typical cost	Median
2004 and older	$530 – $1,027	$777
2005–2009	$528 – $1,117	$855

What this repair is

The clutch couples a manual transmission to the engine, and it is a wear item: slipping under power, a burning smell, or a pedal that grabs at the very top are the classic endgame. Replacement is labor-dominated — the transmission comes out — so the kit (disc, pressure plate, release bearing, often the flywheel resurfaced or replaced) is done as one job.

Is your quote fair?

If your quote lands between $522 and $1,050, it's inside the range where half of all real Ford Ranger repairs of this kind land — and the typical job takes about 5 hours of labor. Quotes well below aren't automatically good news (economy parts, or related work skipped) and quotes above aren't automatically gouging (trim variants, premium parts, seized hardware) — but both ends deserve questions.

Compare: Clutch Replacement cost on other vehicles · all Ford Ranger repair costs

The symptom behind this repair

This fix most often shows up when owners report Car A/C Not Cold or Transmission Slipping or Shifting Hard — those pages show how often each complaint actually ends here, and what the alternatives cost.

Other repairs on the Ford Ranger

Ball Joint — typically $338 – $673
Fuel Pump — typically $340 – $691
Drum Brakes (Shoes & Drums) — typically $379 – $591
Car Battery — typically $120 – $250
Starter — typically $238 – $400
Alternator — typically $282 – $427
Serpentine Belt — typically $113 – $244

Take this to the shop

The FixDozer Fair Price Report puts this page on one printable sheet — the fair range, parts and labor split out, and what moves the price — so you can compare a written quote line by line.

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Where these numbers come from. FixDozer computes statistics from a large, continuously updated body of real-world US automotive repair records.
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