[jwetering]

The cost of the IMS parts is easy to research. Even our host carries them. Last I checked LNS ceramic bearings are in the $700 range, but there are other options now like pressure fed bearings, and new entries into the ceramic bearing game, so prices may vary up or down by a few hundred.

Once the cost of the parts are known, then it's down to how many hours to install them, at typical shop rates of $100 per hour.

If the clutch is being done anyway, then it should be only an extra hour or two to do the IMSB job. In fact directly replacing a stock IMSB with an aftermarket piece is only about a half hour job, but lets assume even a reputable shop will round up to an hour or two. Whatever - it's only $100.

Long story short, replacing the IMSB should add about $1000 to a clutch job.

Now...if you aren't replacing the clutch or i you have a tip, then you'd be paying to remove and reinstall the transmission and clutch/flywheel/torque converter. That's like a 8 hour job in real life, but a shop will probably buff that up to 10.

In fact while you are in there you should probably be replacing the RMS and you will need new flywheel bolts, and a new slave cylinder, and the air oil separator is easy to reach so you'll want to change that.....it's rare that you would be going in that deep and *only* replacing the IMSB. That's just bad economics.

I expect you'd be up at $3000 once you are out the door, but you'll be good to go for another ten years so money well spent.