i need to replace the trailing arms and the bearings on my 1982 .how many hours labor should i expect to pay?i have already checked and i think they will have to be cut out.

 

Terry

It will take 8 to 12 hours depending on how rusted the parts.
More important is to find a shop the has done this work before. Hopefully there is a corvette shop in your area even if you have to drive a ways to get there.
Many times we have shipped arms to shops that then calls us a week later for more parts even though they were asked when they placed the order originally. A good corvette shop will have the extra parts on hand (shim kits, bolts, brake lines, strut rods or bushings, shock mounts, et.)

Gary
Vtechcorvette.com

 

I see you are here in the northern IN area. If you are looking for a good shop, there is one in Mishawaka, IN called Mann's Corvettes. They are one of the best shops around for restoration work. I also heard they were featured as one of the top 150 shops in the nation in one of the last issues of Corvette Fever.

 

Also great shop serving 5 states in South Haven Indiana called D and L . Just north of Hwy 6 and 149

 

Good god.......buy some new ones......they are miserable...........just got thru doing mine.....and it is at the frame....getting to the bearings cost three cases of beer..........

 

there are no corvette shops in fort wayne in area .there is one in decatuer.there are a lot of shops who say that they can do it but i would prefer some one who knows corvettes .i thought that a corvette shop may even be cheaper because they do them all the time they would do them faster .most shops want time and materials .if he does not do corvettes all the time it may take them longer.

 

Gary,
Hi. Dose your shop install front and rear parts on vettes? Or just serves parts? I live up in roscoe. I have a 74 looking to have some work done to it. thanks, matt

 

Give Gary Ramadei in New Haven, CT a call (203-776-2813 x139), he does some really nice diff and TA work. I'm very pleased with the diff and TA rebuild he did for me.

Tim

 

i think bolt in sounds real good .

 

Once you bolt in the trailing arm, the stuff around it may not look so good. There's an awful lot of "while I have it apart" in there.

 

[QUOTE=Bob Heine;1575258203]Once you bolt in the trailing arm, the stuff around it may not look so good. There's an awful lot of "while I have it apart" in there.

X10

 

give "Gary" aka GTR1999 a call or e-mail, with gary there is no such thing as a dumb question!!! a wealth of information and quality...
butch