Thats a labor book price. neither fair nor rip off. If you want to shop for prices, i recommend asking not only the price but the hours and labor rate they are quoting. This way you can call multiple shops and make sure they are using the labor book hours and see what their labor rates are.

FWIW, all shops use a Labor book. That book will tell you what a job is worth in hours. You then multily the hours with your labor rate, add tax an any materials to give your estimate. What the book will not account for are broken frozen bolts and things of that nature.

To R+R (Remove and replace) a trans, the book is prolly in the realm of 4 hours. The Main seal is prolly another 30 mins. Keep in mind the book at time will pad 15 mins or so for a difficult seal. Average labor hourly rate varies by region of the us. Here in IL the average is 85.00 to 95.00 and hour for a smaller shop and 125.00/HR for dealer.

CA would be a lot higher and you get the idea..

I always use my old work labor book when i quote side work. One of these days I am going to have to get off my ass and buy my own. Labor book is usually 200.00 and they update every year.


Terry