Anybody have a sense of a standard number of labor hours for front fork removal and rebuild? My local shop is telling me 6 or even more, and I'm a bit skeptical.
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Labor hours for fork rebuild on an '08
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Steampunk Barnstormer said:
flat rate/book rate? about 2.5 hrs. shop time.. they list a valve inspect at 6-7 hours tho.. go figure.. we know a little bit more about how odd that figure is...
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best of luck, find a better / honest shop.
Just did the seals and fork oil flush myself. Including removing and installing the forks, wheel, and calibers it took me 3 1/2 hours. And that was my first time removing the forks. If you plan ahead and have the ushings and seals already on hand, figure on spending that amount of time. And its not that difficult to do, as long as you have a fsm and the tools on hand.
Full dis assembly with solvent cleaning and wipe down. Replacement of all bushings and seals. I'm old and it takes a few more minutes for me to go from sitting to standing. Close to an hour to get the wheel removed with brake calipers off and forks removed. I could not make a living as a shop by the hr tech. This includes breaks for frosty bev's. Must have a very good spring compression system ready to go also. Picture perfect shop rates or real world where a 2 hour job is one stripped bolt head away from a 2 day ordeal. Just sayin'. Pray for the best, plan for the worst. Am I the only one who has kicked a drip pan over and spent the next 30 minutes cleaning up the mess? :beerchug:IBAJIM said:
I didnt replace the bushings, only seals and dust caps. I mention the bushing simply from the stand point that if u have all the parts handy ahead of time, you would be able to change it all at the same time. Regarding changing them, i did my forks at 52k miles. And fro. The color M of the fork oil i dont think they were done b4 i got her. Bushings were in hreat shape ...
Old Man on a Connie said:
) )you and I know the foibles, and expect the un expected.. knowing fully when "we" goof, it's on us.. my quote on "time" was based from normal "Kaw" rates, and they don't include those "oooops" moments, if they did, it would be a "Large $$$$ " job... btdt; we tend to make our efforts meticulous, during the job... dealers don't. I always time my services, when I do them, and frankly I can't ever hit even close o the "book times".. hell, I have to do a 3x factor on most of those services, but then again, when I say it "is done", I truly know it was complete.. and the only one accountable for error was me.. Kaw Tech's just shrug shoulders, and say "oops, lemme fix it again.." :rotflmao: :great: