Transmission Kickdown Cable Adjustment labor time

0.6 hrtypical

0.5 to 0.7hours on most vehicles

$90typical labor at $150/hr

Transmission Kickdown Cable Adjustment takes about 0.6 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 9,718 vehicle and engine combinations from 53 makes, most fall between 0.5 and 0.7 hours, and the longest take up to 0.9 hours. Cadillac, Lincoln and Land Rover vehicles tend to take the longest; Fiat, Morgan and Peugeot the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $75 to $105, about $90 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

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Transmission Kickdown Cable Adjustment time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Cadillac	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	310
Lincoln	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	108
Land Rover	0.8 hr	0.7 to 0.8	21
Mercedes-Benz	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	313
BMW	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	158
Porsche	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	78
Volvo	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	70
Jaguar	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	49
Audi	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	39
Lexus	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	37
Acura	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	32
Infiniti	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.8	24
Alfa Romeo	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	8
Ford	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,446
Chevrolet	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,103
Dodge	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	1,035
GMC	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	674
Pontiac	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	560
Buick	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	498
Plymouth	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	488
Oldsmobile	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	445
Chrysler	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	346
Mercury	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	333
Studebaker	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	67
Ram	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	44
Toyota	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	257
AMC	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	166
Jeep	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	135
Mazda	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	134
Mitsubishi	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	111
Nissan	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	102
Volkswagen	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	86
Honda	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	64
Isuzu	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	56
Subaru	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	53
Geo	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	37
Saab	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	37
Hyundai	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	33
Eagle	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	32
Saturn	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	28
Kia	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	23
Suzuki	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	19
Renault	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	14
Peugeot	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	13
Morgan	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	11
Fiat	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	6

Other transmission repairs

Transmission Flush1.0 hr typical
Neutral Safety Switch1.4 hr typical
Transmission Filter and Fluid1.8 hr typical
Transmission Output Shaft Bearing7.8 hr typical
Automatic Transmission Fluid and Filter Change1.8 hr typical
Overdrive Solenoid2.9 hr typical
Synchros - All17.9 hr typical
Shift Cable1.8 hr typical
Synchros - Single Gear6.1 hr typical
Shift Fork10.2 hr typical
Transmission R&R - Automatic14.7 hr typical
Throw-Out Bearing7.8 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.