Hey everyone,
I recently purchased a 90' SC AOD in pretty good condition. I'm slowly starting to fix things here and there. So far all I did was get a tune up and a cat-back flowmaster exaust.
The next thing on my list is the rear end, which is leaking a decent amount. I am going to get all of the seals replaced. Now, I figured while he's going to have the rear end apart, I might as well get 3.73 gears in there. My mechanic is also suggesting that I should get new clutches because the ones in there are probably worn out. The car does have 109k on it, so hes probably right.
Now the problem is this: He's saying this is all going to add up to $1100 - $1400 with parts and labor.
He's telling me that the seals themselves are probably only about $50 for the parts.
I see the Ring and Pinion sets going for $190 on http://www.supercoupeperformance.com/
He also says that the clutch kit will be about $150
Just for the parts this adds up to $390
Since I don't know what is involved with doing all of this work, I don't know if this is a major job or not. But that seems like an aweful lot of labor cost right there. He told me his labor for this job is $500.
So thats roughly $900. Add a few hundred for "screw you" tax and I guess his price is in the ballpark.
Am I being screwed here, or is this just a larger job than I had originally thought?
I appreciate any input. Thanks.
-Tim
EDIT:
I also forgot about the bearings. He's saying that I'll need new ones after he takes the rear end apart. Apparently they will get ruined when he takes the gears apart.
I am just wondering if everything sounds on target here. I don't know too much about cars so I don't know if I'm getting screwed or not. Thanks again.
I recently purchased a 90' SC AOD in pretty good condition. I'm slowly starting to fix things here and there. So far all I did was get a tune up and a cat-back flowmaster exaust.
The next thing on my list is the rear end, which is leaking a decent amount. I am going to get all of the seals replaced. Now, I figured while he's going to have the rear end apart, I might as well get 3.73 gears in there. My mechanic is also suggesting that I should get new clutches because the ones in there are probably worn out. The car does have 109k on it, so hes probably right.
Now the problem is this: He's saying this is all going to add up to $1100 - $1400 with parts and labor.
He's telling me that the seals themselves are probably only about $50 for the parts.
I see the Ring and Pinion sets going for $190 on http://www.supercoupeperformance.com/
He also says that the clutch kit will be about $150
Just for the parts this adds up to $390
Since I don't know what is involved with doing all of this work, I don't know if this is a major job or not. But that seems like an aweful lot of labor cost right there. He told me his labor for this job is $500.
So thats roughly $900. Add a few hundred for "screw you" tax and I guess his price is in the ballpark.
Am I being screwed here, or is this just a larger job than I had originally thought?
I appreciate any input. Thanks.
-Tim
EDIT:
I also forgot about the bearings. He's saying that I'll need new ones after he takes the rear end apart. Apparently they will get ruined when he takes the gears apart.
I am just wondering if everything sounds on target here. I don't know too much about cars so I don't know if I'm getting screwed or not. Thanks again.
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