Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:34:59 -0400
Reply-To: dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET
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From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: costs of syncro tranny R&R
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2 hours labor the R+R a starter on a Syncro is not unreasonable. Especially if it has a Diff Lock. $450 to rebuild it is! If you can drive a Syncro into a shop, safely set it up on the lift, disconect the battery, remove the starter which may also require removing the diff lock Actuator, then get it all back together, tested properly and driveable in 30 minutes, you are a lot better than many. Don't forget replacing the starter bushing. If it was me, I would be push starting the van until I could get the starter replaced on more reasonable terms.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Monday, August 22, 2005 11:16 am
Subject: Re: costs of syncro tranny R&R
> Terry/Robert claimed it was $4000 just for the tranny rebuild and
> shipping. That amount did not include any R & R labor or other parts.
> Obviously any major repair on any vehicle can get out of hand but that
> says more about the owner and/or his choice of shop than it does about
> the vehicle. I know someone who paid $600 for a Vanagon starter repair
> on an out of town trip. It was at an autoelectric shop and they just
> pulled the starter, took it apart and fixed it with parts they
> had, put
> it back, $600 please. They billed 2 hours at $75 per to R&R it and
> $450as the cost to "rebuild" it, based on Bosch price book list
> price for a
> rebuilt one. Total ripoff but not because Vanagons cost a lot to
> fix. A
> ripoff because they could get away with doing so. It takes maybe 15
> minutes to pull and 15 to put back, not 2 hours. She could have
> purchased a rebuilt starter for $175 outright and had almost
> anyone put
> it in. They ripped her for at least $300 and she knows it.
>
> Mark
>
> Daniel Stevens wrote:
>
> >I'm pretty sure that with adding in Labor for the removal,
> transport and
> >pallet for freight to AA transaxle for a full rebuild (say $2600)
> >then freight back, transport back to shop, install and some extra
> >mark-up because mechanics just love to work on VWs and have
> plenty of
> >time for all the shipping hassel to a rebuilder the customer
> specifies>or just likes..
> >
> >I can see it reaching a $4k bill quickly.. too many of us do our own
> >work, and assume everyone does thier own work..
> >mechanics have to make a living.. and garages a profit.. costs of
> >fuel,electric, and insurances, trained mechanics can and are quite
> >pricey...
> >
> >
> >
>
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