If this isn't allowed here then an admin can delete. But could anyone give me a labor time to rebuild a 550H or do you just go by the hour whatever time it takes you? Thanks in advance!
Suggested repair time is approximately 45hrs. Includes removal and install of transmission.
To do a 550H tranny in 45hrs inc removal & refitting ...... you would need to be wearing your underpants on the outside like superman does.... Sorry Gary, those figures quoted in the "recommended service repair times" can often be a little unrealistic. In a perfect world with everything at your fingertips - without running around organizing parts & machine shops etc..... I doubt, not even then. You can battle for hours trying to undo & breaking seized bolts..... It may seem alot, but the average time it takes in the real world is between 100 - 120 hrs - inc convertor removal & refit which is mandatory on a FULL overhaul/repair. I charge per hour to to such a job - you could quote a good estimate once it was full pulled down & inspected, but if a customer wanted a fixed price from there, I would have to put a bit of fat on it - to be sure.
Kinda a long story. I was mainly asking to give myself a baseline as I got machine apart and were having issues getting any of our local dealers to stop dragging their knuckles and give us a parts quote, So I'm trying to recover some of my time in the meantime. was wondering what a good baseline was or if I should just go by actual time. Relatively new machine so it came apart easily. No need for converter removal as it wasn't a clutch issue that caused contamination (oil control ring failed) clutches still look good but I want to play it safe and replace that side as per FSM
I agree that the book times are usually too low. As a general rule of thumb for quotes, I take the book time and times it by 2, depending on the job. It seems that would leave a guy a little short on time still.
From my experience witnessed an 850H trans rebuild the total cost was 12000. That included a 1500$ bearing kit. The machine is performing flawless since rebuild. The guy is from Elizabethtown KY that built it.