Locking Hub - Auto labor time
Locking Hub - Auto takes about 2.9 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 1,710 vehicle and engine combinations from 18 makes, most fall between 1.6 and 3.0 hours, and the longest take up to 4.5 hours. BMW, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles tend to take the longest; Kia, Mazda and Mitsubishi 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 $240 to $450, about $435 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.
Locking Hub - Auto time on popular vehicles
Locking Hub - Auto time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW | 3.7 hr | 3.7 to 3.7 | 7 |
| Chevrolet | 3.0 hr | 2.5 to 3.0 | 377 |
| GMC | 3.0 hr | 2.5 to 3.5 | 304 |
| Ram | 3.0 hr | 2.9 to 3.0 | 100 |
| Dodge | 3.0 hr | 2.5 to 3.0 | 43 |
| Ford | 2.5 hr | 1.3 to 3.0 | 438 |
| Jeep | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 3.0 | 121 |
| Toyota | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 2.5 | 87 |
| Nissan | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 2.9 | 81 |
| Isuzu | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 2.5 | 72 |
| Mitsubishi | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 2.5 | 33 |
| Mazda | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 2.5 | 28 |
| Kia | 1.0 hr | 1.0 to 1.0 | 5 |
Other drivetrain repairs
- Wheel Bearing Hub - Rear
- Wheel Bearing Hub - Front
- Wheel Bearing - Press-In Rear
- Wheel Bearing - Press-In Front
- CV Boot - Inner
- CV Boot - Outer
- Differential Pinion Seal
- Ring and Pinion
- Differential Rebuild - Rear
- Differential Cover Gasket
- U-Joint
- Limited Slip Clutch Pack
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.