Sloppy manual change - bush and rubber replaced

[Dusty Rhodes Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Dusty Rhodes]

Hello all,

I have a 1997, 2700, 5 speed manual Prado. Without notice the shifter went 'floppy'. Whether in gear or neutral you could wiggle the shifter about 30 - 50 mm with no restriction.

I searched the forum and found an exploded view of the shifter components and came to the conclusion it was the small bush at the end of the shifter stem.

My question is the dealer did indeed replace this bush and a rubber. But they charged me 2 hours labour and $120 just to change the transmission oil. Parts were $42.

I certainly got a shock at the transmission oil change cost but do you think the 2 hours time charged was reasonable?

Thanks everyone.

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Most dealers charge $90-120/hour. Can you clarify that $120 labour was to change the transmission oil only or was that to change the bush as well?

[Davros Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Davros]

If the $120.00 was just to replace transmission oil then that is excessive. Transmission oil change is .5hrs from carpark to carpark.

The actual job of replacing the oil only takes ten minutes. Most of the job is getting the vehicle in and out of the shop and on the hoist.

[Dusty Rhodes Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Dusty Rhodes]

Hi and thanks for the replies.

$120 was for just the gearbox oil change. They said a flat rate price for it.

Hourly they charge $120 and charged me 2 hours labour to do the bush and rubber. That said I got a grease mark on the seat. The shifter glove wasn't put back properly and so I've just found out one the screws holding the center console was not put back. Just left on the floor mat.

In my mind you'd take the two screws holding the console out, four screws holding the shifter rubbers to the tunnel and then maybe a few more bolts or a circlip holding the shifter into the gearbox. Extract the shifter, replace the bush and put it back together. This is how I visualise it anyway. May be completely wrong.

It just seemed a lot of time / cost for this job.