$$ for rear end install???
Melting Slicks
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From: NW Chicago Suburbs
Re: $$ for rear end install??? (STL94LT1)
...$350 for the complete install.
Eric
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northern VA
Re: $$ for rear end install??? (silver & red CE)
Thanks Guys. The Dealership here in the DC area is charging $97/hr for Corvettes. Wanted $1350 just for labor!!!! Eric, how many hours do you estimate for the job?
Melting Slicks
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From: Oviedo FL
Re: $$ for rear end install??? (jerkyboy)
There is only 3 - 3.5 hours of labor for the ring and pinion (w/all new internals).
If you can pull the pumpkin yourself, figure anywhere from $200 - $350 for this work , depending on their labor rates. There is another 6 hours of labor (minimum) in the disassembly and reassembly of the pumpkin. That is where you will be hit the hardest. Have some friends over and try to do that work yourself.
I would find a good driveline shop in your area and take it there. Those guys do these things for a living and will do it better than a Chevy dealership. Their labor rates will be cheaper as well.
Don't forget to get a rebuild kit (shims, bearings, etc) if you don't already have one.
Mike
If you can pull the pumpkin yourself, figure anywhere from $200 - $350 for this work , depending on their labor rates. There is another 6 hours of labor (minimum) in the disassembly and reassembly of the pumpkin. That is where you will be hit the hardest. Have some friends over and try to do that work yourself.
I would find a good driveline shop in your area and take it there. Those guys do these things for a living and will do it better than a Chevy dealership. Their labor rates will be cheaper as well.
Don't forget to get a rebuild kit (shims, bearings, etc) if you don't already have one.
Mike
Melting Slicks
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From: Oviedo FL
Re: $$ for rear end install??? (jerkyboy)
When you remove or drop the camber rods, you will want to mark where the tick is on the little camber wheel and make sure they are in the same position when you put them back on. Otherwise, you will need to get the car aligned.
Mike
Mike
Melting Slicks
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From: NW Chicago Suburbs
Re: $$ for rear end install??? (jerkyboy)
...Eric, how many hours do you estimate for the job?
edit: no special tools, but the Field Service manual shows removing the spring with some big $$ tool, the cheapy Haynes manual from Pep Boys ($12.99) shows how to do it with a floor jack.
Eric
[Modified by silver & red CE, 7:40 PM 9/11/2003]
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