Idler Arm labor time

1.4 hrtypical

1.2 to 1.4hours on most vehicles

$210typical labor at $150/hr

Idler Arm takes about 1.4 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 12,911 vehicle and engine combinations from 44 makes, most fall between 1.2 and 1.4 hours, and the longest take up to 2.2 hours. Cadillac, Lincoln and Lexus vehicles tend to take the longest; Saab, Fiat and Opel the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

Shop labor rate

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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 $180 to $210, about $210 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Idler Arm time on popular vehicles

Idler Arm time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Cadillac	1.9 hr	1.9 to 1.9	312
Lincoln	1.9 hr	1.9 to 1.9	89
Lexus	1.9 hr	1.9 to 1.9	48
Infiniti	1.9 hr	1.6 to 1.9	29
Land Rover	1.9 hr	1.6 to 1.9	11
Mercedes-Benz	1.6 hr	1.6 to 1.9	264
Volvo	1.6 hr	1.6 to 1.6	78
BMW	1.6 hr	1.6 to 1.6	43
Ford	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	2,187
Chevrolet	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	2,129
Dodge	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	1,549
GMC	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	1,349
Pontiac	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	564
Plymouth	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	538
Buick	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	500
Oldsmobile	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	487
Mercury	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	392
Ram	1.4 hr	1.4 to 1.4	255
Chrysler	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	180
Studebaker	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	67
Hummer	1.4 hr	1.2 to 1.4	17
Jeep	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	569
Toyota	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	303
Nissan	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	245
Mazda	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	180
AMC	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	166
Isuzu	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	116
Mitsubishi	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	87
Peugeot	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	48
Volkswagen	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	28
MG	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	20
Opel	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	20
Fiat	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	10
Saab	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	10

Other steering repairs

Steering Column3.5 hr typical
Tie Rod End - Inner1.3 hr typical
Tie Rod End - Outer0.8 hr typical
Tie Rod Assembly1.5 hr typical
Steering Wheel1.2 hr typical
Steering Shaft - Intermediate1.5 hr typical
Steering Angle Sensor1.2 hr typical
Steering Coupler1.7 hr typical
Steering Shaft - Upper1.8 hr typical
Tie Rods - Both Sides1.4 hr typical
Rack and Pinion Boots2.3 hr typical
Steering Damper0.9 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.