Just wondering what I should expect to pay when going to my mechanic for replacing my driverside axle, and installing my Short throw shifter, assuming I give him all the parts. How many labor-hours should it take him?
Please don't tell me to do it myself - I have one week of vacation for thanksgiving and I need my car on the road so I can take it up to school with me. If I had more time, I would do it myself, but I need to get my car fixed and then protected from the harsh winter it will face in Rochester NY. The STS I've attempted to do twice, both unsuccessfully due to the corrosion and rust this car has seen.
Thanks in advance guys

 

Axle - 1 hour...
STS - 1.5 hours...

Both can be done in less, but these are what I would expect shops to charge.

 

Cool, that's not too bad since it will save the hassle...and believe me, that STS was a huge hassle.

 

Don't go to the shop quoting me, i.e. "well this guy on the internet said you would only charge 1.5 hours" :

Those numbers are based on my experience. The STS is a pain - especially without removing the catalytic converter... it's a catch-22 - painful to remove the cat to make the STS job easier, or don't remove the cat, but then the STS job is painful!

 

i had my mechanic put in my sts cuz i was too lazy to take off the cat. he charged me 40 bucks.

 

No no, I wouldn't say that, but I've already spent the $20 to get the bolts from b-pipe to cat removed and replaced when I went to attempt it myself, so it shouldn't be that difficult.

 

Seems like you paid a good price! My mech's hour charge is $70 alone...

 

Axle takes a half hour, tops. It's real easy.

 

I just got back from work at the tech at work helped/did it for me in like 45 min (we forgot to torque the axle nut)
wheel off, 36mm axle nut, 2 strut bolts, push, pull slides out new axle in and repeat process..