- I am still leery. What is you thought on the $1,000 quote?
- I am supplying the flywheel housing. The shop is removing the outdrive and engine and installing.
- They will replace seals and bearings as needed.
You used the word "quote", can you share the work scope definition with us?
This will be an estimate only of the time required, baring no severe corrosion issues, etc.:
Prep replacement Flywheel Cover with new PDS bearing and seals, pre-fill grease cavity .......................45-50 minutes
Drain oil and remove Transmission only (again, no need to remove the entire drive)............................... 35-45 minutes
Remove exhaust coupler, wiring harness connections, hoses, fuel lines, etc., ready engine for removal........... 45 minutes or so
Remove six tap bolts from clamping ring and remove clamping ring............................................... 15-20 minutes if no corrosion issues.
Lift engine and remove from hull .................................................................................................. 15 minutes
Remove damaged Flywheel Cover.... install replacement ................................................................. 30-40 minutes
Install new FWD rubber cushion onto F/C ................................................................................... 2 (two) minutes
Reinstall engine, align torque snubber and exhaust man-to-down-tube........................................... 45 minutes conservatively
Reinstall the clamping ring and six bolts ........................................................................... 15-20 minutes
Reinstall bellows, transmission with new O-rings, and fill plug gasket etc, ............................... 25-35 minutes
Refill gear oil ................................................................................................................... 15-20 minutes or so
Let's throw in 1 hour for cleaning and some prep work, and for tracking down parts, etc.
(don't fall for the ole crankshaft bearing trick.... it will likely be rusted. For Marine use, it's a pilot nose centering bearing only)
If using the high numbers, I come up with 397 minutes, or 6.616 hours.
6.616 x's $90 /hr = $595.50
6.616 x's $100 /hr = $616.60
If I'm short by 2 hours, that would make it $775.44 @ $90/hr..... or $861.60 @ $100/hr
(I doubt that I'm short)
I don't want to prevent this shop from making a profit, not do I want to see you pay more than what's realistic for this work scope.
These are literally among the easiest engines and drives to work on.... but again, baring no corrosion issues.
You could actually do much of this prep work yourself.
Drian drive oil, remove transmission, remove the six clamping ring bolts... at least loosen and get them ready.
You could unplug the wire harness, fuel lines, battery cables, throttle cable, suction hose, etc.
Take a video or still photos first.
You could even install the new bearing onto the PDS, and get the flywheel cover ready to go.
You could save a few hours right there.... and put that money into your fuel tank.
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