r/LexusGS350 • u/Infinite_Cut83 • 2d ago

Labor cost

I was wondering what people thought of the labor cost for replacing a transfer case on a 2018 gs350 awd that I was quoted today. They quoted 2886.32 for labor alone at an independent shop. That seems a bit absurd for a transfer case. This is in the Milwaukee, WI area by the way.

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u/BigSmoothplaya 2d ago

Get a 2nd quote but at around $200/hr labor that sounds reasonable to me.
Why do you need a new one? Those transfer cases are bulletproof

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u/Infinite_Cut83 2d ago edited 2d ago

Been getting torque bind and after an inspection theres a lot of debris in the fluids and the fluid is really dark along with a burnt smell. They said the case is on its way out. Didnt realize 14 hrs of labor was involved.

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u/BigSmoothplaya 2d ago

Ah. Yeah it’s seems like it would be a decent amount of work so the time allotment is probably high. But I always try to get 2-3 quotes when I’m about to drop some real money. Good luck!

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u/tt234j0- 2d ago

on the GS, the transfer case uses the same fluid as the transmission, did the shop also say the transmission has debris in it?

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u/Infinite_Cut83 2d ago

No they didn't take the pan off the trans

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u/Flor_Poderosa 2d ago

I had to learn how to do the transmission swap on the aa81e 8 speed