[Shop-talk] Replacing Ford Brake Pedal Assembly

[David Scheidt]

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Gordie Bird <mg_garage at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
I'd see if I could find out what's actually involved.  If there are no
special tools required, I'd do it myself. Flat rate books tend towards the
generous; particularly if they don't assume specialized tools.  If there are
tools required, or it looks like its a pain, I'd have the shop do it.  (I
don't think I'd take a 11 year old ford truck to the dealer: every
indpendent shop in the  country works on F series trucks every day. )


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David Scheidt
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