Driveshaft - Front labor time

Driveshaft - Front takes about 2.3 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 14,030 vehicle and engine combinations from 50 makes, most fall between 2.0 and 3.0 hours, and the longest take up to 3.6 hours. Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Audi vehicles tend to take the longest; Geo, Studebaker and AMC the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $300 to $450, about $345 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.

Driveshaft - Front time on popular vehicles

Driveshaft - Front time by make

Other drivetrain repairs

• Wheel Bearing Hub - Rear1.5 hr typical
• Wheel Bearing Hub - Front1.7 hr typical
• Wheel Bearing - Press-In Rear2.0 hr typical
• Wheel Bearing - Press-In Front2.5 hr typical
• CV Boot - Inner3.0 hr typical
• CV Boot - Outer1.8 hr typical
• Differential Pinion Seal2.3 hr typical
• Ring and Pinion6.6 hr typical
• Differential Rebuild - Rear15.8 hr typical
• Differential Cover Gasket1.8 hr typical
• U-Joint1.8 hr typical
• Limited Slip Clutch Pack5.4 hr typical

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.