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Transmission Rebuild - Manual labor time

25.0 hrtypical
13.0 to 30.0hours on most vehicles
$3,750typical labor at $150/hr

Transmission Rebuild - Manual takes about 25.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 21,032 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 13.0 and 30.0 hours, and the longest take up to 44.8 hours. Land Rover, Lincoln and BMW vehicles tend to take the longest; Infiniti, Lexus and Alfa Romeo the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

per hour

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $1,950 to $4,500, about $3,750 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.

Transmission Rebuild - Manual time on popular vehicles

Transmission Rebuild - Manual time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Land Rover39.0 hr8.1 to 39.090
Lincoln39.0 hr8.1 to 39.07
BMW37.4 hr8.1 to 39.0867
Audi37.4 hr8.1 to 37.4404
Cadillac37.4 hr8.1 to 39.0185
Jaguar32.5 hr8.1 to 44.875
Chevrolet30.0 hr25.0 to 30.02,442
Dodge30.0 hr25.0 to 30.01,879
GMC30.0 hr25.0 to 30.01,172
Pontiac30.0 hr25.0 to 30.0709
Plymouth30.0 hr25.0 to 30.0670
Buick30.0 hr25.0 to 30.0351
Mercury30.0 hr25.0 to 30.0340
Oldsmobile30.0 hr25.0 to 30.0334
Ram30.0 hr28.7 to 30.0232
Studebaker30.0 hr25.0 to 30.067
Mini28.7 hr25.0 to 28.7125
Smart28.7 hr28.7 to 28.76
Ford25.0 hr12.8 to 30.02,363
Volkswagen25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7963
Toyota25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7960
Jeep25.0 hr25.0 to 30.0577
Nissan25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7573
Mazda25.0 hr25.0 to 25.0548
Hyundai25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7478
Honda25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7358
Mitsubishi25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7350
Subaru25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7331
Kia25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7317
Fiat25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7308
Chrysler25.0 hr25.0 to 30.0203
AMC25.0 hr25.0 to 30.0166
Isuzu25.0 hr25.0 to 25.0142
Suzuki25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7129
Saab25.0 hr25.0 to 28.7106
Saturn25.0 hr25.0 to 25.0101
MG25.0 hr25.0 to 25.068
Morgan25.0 hr25.0 to 25.067
Peugeot25.0 hr25.0 to 25.048
Scion25.0 hr25.0 to 25.043
Geo25.0 hr25.0 to 25.037
Eagle25.0 hr25.0 to 25.031
Daewoo25.0 hr25.0 to 25.030
Renault25.0 hr25.0 to 25.028
Opel25.0 hr25.0 to 25.020
Hummer25.0 hr25.0 to 25.05
Genesis12.2 hr12.2 to 12.28
Mercedes-Benz8.1 hr8.1 to 39.0731
Porsche8.1 hr8.1 to 37.4373
Volvo8.1 hr8.1 to 37.4354
Acura8.1 hr8.1 to 8.1107
Alfa Romeo8.1 hr8.1 to 37.468
Lexus8.1 hr8.1 to 8.140
Infiniti8.1 hr8.1 to 37.431

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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.