Clutch Cable labor time
Clutch Cable takes about 1.7 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 21,032 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 1.5 and 2.0 hours, and the longest take up to 2.9 hours. Land Rover, Lincoln and BMW vehicles tend to take the longest; Hummer, Opel and Renault the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.
Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.
At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $225 to $300, about $255 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.
How long it takes across all vehicles
Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.
Clutch Cable time on popular vehicles
- 2026 Ford Mustang 2.3L I4 EcoBoost1.7 hr
- 2026 Ford Ranger 2.3L I4 EcoBoost1.7 hr
- 2026 Ford F-250 6.7L V8 Power Stroke Diesel1.4 hr
- 2026 Hyundai Sonata 1.6L I4 Turbo1.7 hr
- 2024 Audi A4 2.0L I4 TFSI2.2 hr
- 2026 Porsche 911 3.0L Twin Turbo H62.2 hr
- 2026 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L I4 Turbo1.7 hr
- 2022 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L I4 TDI 1501.7 hr
- 2026 Honda Civic 1.5L I4 Turbo1.7 hr
- 2026 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L Turbo I4 (T24A-FTS)1.5 hr
- 2026 Jeep Wrangler 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel1.7 hr
- 2026 Ford Bronco 2.3L I4 EcoBoost1.7 hr
Clutch Cable time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Rover | 2.3 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 90 |
| Lincoln | 2.3 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 7 |
| BMW | 2.2 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 867 |
| Audi | 2.2 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 404 |
| Cadillac | 2.2 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 185 |
| Genesis | 2.2 hr | 2.2 to 2.2 | 8 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.3 | 731 |
| Porsche | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 373 |
| Volvo | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 354 |
| Acura | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 107 |
| Jaguar | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.7 | 75 |
| Alfa Romeo | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 68 |
| Lexus | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.0 | 40 |
| Infiniti | 2.0 hr | 2.0 to 2.2 | 31 |
| Chevrolet | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 2,442 |
| Dodge | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 1,879 |
| GMC | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 1,172 |
| Pontiac | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 709 |
| Plymouth | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 670 |
| Buick | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 351 |
| Mercury | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 340 |
| Oldsmobile | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 334 |
| Ram | 1.8 hr | 1.7 to 1.8 | 232 |
| Studebaker | 1.8 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 67 |
| Ford | 1.7 hr | 1.4 to 1.8 | 2,363 |
| Mini | 1.7 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 125 |
| Smart | 1.7 hr | 1.7 to 1.7 | 6 |
| Volkswagen | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 963 |
| Toyota | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 960 |
| Jeep | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 577 |
| Nissan | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 573 |
| Mazda | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 548 |
| Hyundai | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 478 |
| Honda | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 358 |
| Mitsubishi | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 350 |
| Subaru | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 331 |
| Kia | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 317 |
| Fiat | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 308 |
| Chrysler | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 203 |
| AMC | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.8 | 166 |
| Isuzu | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 142 |
| Suzuki | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 129 |
| Saab | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.7 | 106 |
| Saturn | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 101 |
| MG | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 68 |
| Morgan | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 67 |
| Peugeot | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 48 |
| Scion | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 43 |
| Geo | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 37 |
| Eagle | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 31 |
| Daewoo | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 30 |
| Renault | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 28 |
| Opel | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 20 |
| Hummer | 1.5 hr | 1.5 to 1.5 | 5 |
Other transmission repairs
- Transmission Flush
- Neutral Safety Switch
- Transmission Filter and Fluid
- Transmission Output Shaft Bearing
- Automatic Transmission Fluid and Filter Change
- Overdrive Solenoid
- Synchros - All
- Shift Cable
- Synchros - Single Gear
- Shift Fork
- Transmission R&R - Automatic
- Throw-Out Bearing
Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.