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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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i need to replace my rear main gasket shop said 1000 bucks is that right
i have a 2000 trans am
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 06:23 AM
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what trans??
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 06:28 AM
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It all depends on what there labor rate is. The seal can be had from gm for under thirty bucks. it calls for about 7 hours for an auto and 4 for a 6-speed.
If they are going to do the clutch and so forth hen that is not a bad price if they are getting you the clutch, but to just do the seal - i would shop around. i would also suggest if you have not upgraded to a good clutch to do so at the time you do the rear main seal being that you are going to be in there anyway.
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 01:29 PM
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unfortunately the labor rate is a bitch,
like was said since they're dropping the trans do the maintenance on the stuff that's in there, especially the slave and pilot bearing if it's a manual trans. And if you have a manual trans you might try negotiating with them and say for $1000 that includes replacing the pilot bearing and slave cylinder right ! ?
The pilot bearing is around $20 slave hydraulics cost around $150 depending where you get it from.
And I'll admit i don't have the experience but why would there be almost double the hours for an automatic versus a manual? Doesn't the same crap have to be removed/installed for both? I would think the manual would take longer having to realign the clutch and bleed the hydraulics.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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Damn for $1K I'd do it for you in a heartbeat!!!!

Shop around as that seems pretty high unless they are replacing things like clutch, t/o bearing, flywheel resurface etc...
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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it is an automatic, is there any thing else i should replace when they are in there but thats high 1000 for that seal

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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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That is a high price period. The job is really not that hard depending on your skill set. You should keep looking and try to find some one to do the job for a reasonable price this way you can get a killer converter to put in front of that trans, and really wake that bitch up.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 11:03 PM
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Im in the same boat with the rear main, couple drips a day.
Anyone in the Scottsdale Az area up for a wrenching party to show me how its done??? Ive got beer pizza and a lot of tools and experience, just nervous about plunging that deep in my daily driver.

Tony

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