Ballpark Estimate Labor Rear Main?

[90lxwhite]

My 90lx w aod has a bad rear main. I'm needing to get it fixed and I'd like to have a converter I've had sittin round while I'm at it. What would y'all suspect labor cost would be on somethin like that?

 

[mikestang63]

probably 3-500. Not a fun job to do.

 

[RangerJoe]

A lot of labor for a $13 seal. It was the very first fix I did on my car when I bought it.

Joe

 

[revhead347]

It's a good chunk of change with an auto. Manual is not as bad, but the auto is pretty tight in there. Usually the converter is swapped with a new transmission. If there is any crap in the transmission fluid, it ends up messing up the converter.

Kurt

 

[90lxwhite]

It's a good chunk of change with an auto. Manual is not as bad, but the auto is pretty tight in there. Usually the converter is swapped with a new transmission. If there is any crap in the transmission fluid, it ends up messing up the converter.

Kurt

So.... Swapping out a converter isn't a good idea when doing rear main???

 

[revhead347]

You can do it, but if you ever intend to have the transmission redone, now is the time to do it.

Kurt

 

[88LX5.Oh]

Converter and trans should always be swapped together unless you know FOR SURE that your trans is OK internally.

It's like putting brand new heads on a dirty junky ass knocking engine, you can do it but why

Save up some money and have someone do a trans job and rear main seal at the same time.