The problem with any attempt at such a chart is that it can't take into account the effort involved in dealing with rusty stuck bolts and other components. With these cars being between 11 and 15 years old, that's the major factor in the time required.

 

Sure, makes sense (though I thought I'd seen such charts before).

Anyhow, does 4 hours for the rear bearing, and 3 hours for a front inner CV boot, sound reasonable ?

 

Yeah-Kind of. I mean, 25% lower can be had on both if you search. But, it's not unreasonable. For a shop. 4 Hours on the rear seems high. 2 or 3 sounds more like it.

 

Is their an online chart of hours of labor for various repair jobs ?

There is a dealership document "1994 to 2012 flat rate repair" including the standard labour table available @

https://jdmfsm.info/Auto/Japan/Subaru/--Articles--/--FlatRate--/Flatrate_2012_EN.pdf

 

That's what I was looking for, thanks.

Looks like the hours I was billed were a bit excessive, if I'm reading right.

 

Just an idea...'Google' - "flat rate manual". Should come up with some different sites to investigate.

Bill

 

I had a mechanic replace both rear bearing/hub assemblies for $ 325 in labor (I brought the parts into the shop). He asked me to time the job once the vehicle was on the lift with the wheels off. Took him 38 minutes to replace both assemblies and he even answered a phone call while he was doing the job. I guess it takes longer if there are seized bolts but 4 hours for a single assembly does sound excessive, unless the rate is $ 40/hour.

 

The newer bearings are bolt on. The older ones need to be pressed.I can barely see to post through all the pop ups.