[Shop-talk] Replacing Ford Brake Pedal Assembly

[Gordie Bird]

I don't know what might be wrong, but looking at just the labor cost, it looks as though there is a fair amount of labor. Dealers use a flat rate table and if your dealer is at $100/hr labor, then that is 3 hours labor for an experienced technician with factory manuals and tech assistance in hand. Even if you had the same experience as a dealer tech, I doubt you could break the labor time if you've never done the job before. 
I'd negotiate it with the buyer, unless he is in no hurry and you have nothing but time. 
Good luck. 

Gordie 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Stone" <jandkstone99 at msn.com> 
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net 
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:46:08 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [Shop-talk] Replacing Ford Brake Pedal Assembly 

I am getting ready to sell my 1999 Ford F250 and have a buyer lined up. 
However, the brake pedal occasionally sticks slightly on, causing the ABS 
light to come on and the cruise control to cut out. It comes and goes, but I 
don't want to sell the truck that way. We had the truck into dealer yesterday 
for recall and they checked out the brake pedal. They said the Pedal Assembly 
needs to be replaced. The part is only $67, but they are quoting $300 labor. 
If this is a royal PITA job then I am happy to have them do it, or just deduct 
the amount from the final sale price and be done with it. On the other had, 
$300 is real money if this is something I can easily do myself in a couple of 
hours. I don't have a manual for the truck, but could buy a digital one from 
Alldata for under $20. Before I spend the money on something I may never use, 
does anyone know what is involved in replacing the pedal assembly? And, maybe 
even more important, what goes wrong with it that would require replacement, 
rather than lubrication? I was out of town when all of this happened, so I 
didn't get a chance to talk to the mechanic and haven't inspected the assembly 
yet. 

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