Labor hours for rear main seal replacement?

**joules** · 09-01-2008 07:45 AM

Does anyone know what the current billable hours are (Mitchell, or other) for RMS replacement on a B5 S4? Thanks!

**Slow4** · 09-01-2008 08:07 AM

Rear differential seal?

If so, I was quoted 550.

**SoSlow** · 09-01-2008 08:07 AM

should be about 8 or 9 hours

trans has to come out

**SoSlow** · 09-01-2008 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by Slow4

Rear differential seal?

If so, I was quoted 550.

wat

**Slow4** · 09-01-2008 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by SoSlow

wat

I thought he was talking about the rear differential seal...the little o-ring. I got quoted 550 for 5 hours of labor.

**BITRBO** · 09-01-2008 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by SoSlow

should be about 8 or 9 hours

trans has to come out

yep, I think that's about right. I had to do this like a MONTH after I first bought the car, and it was like $2,300 or something rediculous like that (from the Dealer). I had it done anyways, all under warranty

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Continental FTMFW!!!!

**passatkid** · 09-01-2008 09:38 AM

I would guess that is is 7-8 hours as the trans has to come out then the clutch too. Then you can remove the Main Seal.. I would say its really only a 4-6 hour jobs to do. Its pretty easy to do on these cars. Just time consuming due to the amount of stuff that has to be removed.

**Allaidback** · 09-02-2008 08:47 AM

lol...did it on jack stands, but took most of the weekend :)

**AMC** · 09-02-2008 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Allaidback

lol...did it on jack stands, but took most of the weekend :)

is that with the motor being pulled or the tranny being pulled, ill be doing this when i do the stage 3 install

**Allaidback** · 09-02-2008 02:36 PM

just the tranny. And make sure when you get the parts that they are for a manual trans! 2 dealerships ordered me the wrong seal and o-rings, because something with their system not being updated!

**AMC** · 09-02-2008 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Allaidback

just the tranny. And make sure when you get the parts that they are for a manual trans! 2 dealerships ordered me the wrong seal and o-rings, because something with their system not being updated!

gotcha how much was the seal

**joules** · 09-02-2008 07:40 PM

The best deal on the seal is from VAST. From the dealer, approx. $130. If you are putting it on yourself, be sure of what you are doing--it is relatively simple if you are careful, and have the installation ring, which VAST supplies. When I bought from the dealer, they did not. If you do not get the seal 100% correctly placed, it will leak, and you will not know it until you've driven the car, which means that you have to remove the transmission yet again...