It took a mechanic 4 hours to replace two front struts. Normal? :)
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14 years ago
It took a mechanic 4 hours to replace two front struts. Normal? :)
Depends on the car, and how the front end is built. Also depends a whole lot on how rusty the thing is. I've spent four hours just trying to get one of the damn things out on a rusty Escort.
--scott
Depends on the make and model. Some cars you have to compress and remove the coil springs. On some models, you don't.
Thanks. I feel reassured. :)
As the others have said, "depends". This seems slow for a typical job, though.
Did this include the time he should have spent re-aligning the front end?
The last time I did this sort of job, a couple of years ago, it took me about 2.5 hours (no alignment). I have an impact wrench, floor jack, and spring compressors....in other words nothing fancy.
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