time/cost for 915 remove, rebuild, replace...
 

I'm getting an estimate from a very seasoned 911 shop of:

10 hrs remove and replace engine/transmission
10 hrs to rebuild the transmission
+ parts

Seems like the 10 hrs remove and replace is quite high, perhaps the 10 hrs rebuild is a little low...

If you have any firsthand experience with paying for a rebuild on a 915 transmission or with doing it yourself I'd appreciate your thoughts on the time estimates.

Thanks,

Jeff

I spent over 10 hours just cleaning my '82 915. For somebody who knows what they are doing, the 10 hours might be OK for a rebuild time.

It shouldn't take more than 3 or 4 hours, IMO, to r/r the engine and tranny. I'm a DIYer, so I don't know what normal shop rates are but like I said I think it would take a while to really clean the outside of the case if is anything like mine was.

Good luck.

Thanks Dave. I was also thinking 3-4 hrs to r&r.

i get 3.5 to R+R, and 5 to rebuild. $850. + parts of course.

Thanks John!

All of a sudden my bum is sore...

Do you happen to have any rebuildable 915 cores?

Just a thought if you want to save more than a few bucks. have a drop party with any pelicans in the area. and send the trans to JW or build it yourself.

you will feel better and know that it was done right.

Absolutely. Ship it to John Walker.

I took a used skid and fabed a strong tranny mount for shipping. I still have the assembly if pics needed?

Thanks to everyone for the advice!

Still need to think about this and check into shipping costs...

Roninlb - if it is not too much trouble to take a pic of your shipping platform that would be great!

Cheers,

Jeff

I have one.....

>>>i get 3.5 to R+R, and 5 to rebuild. $850. + parts of course.<<<

3.5HR is real fast and is a very good price. Heck.. if he was in Los Angeles... I'd be having him do it for me.! :-)

At that price... it might be worth it to ship the car.

TonyG

no prob if you're going to use it. If you're not......

are you shipping it ?

I am leaning toward shipping it to John Walker but need to give it a little more thought.