Replace transmission & clutch: $16,000?

I replaced a 10 speed with an 18 speed a couple years ago. My bill was just shy of $10,500. I got some core credit out of mine, you probably wouldn't get any core. My clutch did not get replaced. My work was done at Rush in Nashville so high labor rate, but they did an excellent job.

 

I'm trying to wrap my head around a $1700.00 alternator

 

about $4-5K high unless you went to a dealer like MHC KW that has a $155/labor rate

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4503022]Wow, that's more than half of what I paid for my 1st truck![/QUOTE]

Kinda like buying a new set of tires and doubling the value of your truck

 

Wow. And this is why I do my own work. That price is just ridiculous.

 

I paid $3000 for exchange rebuilt transmission and $1000 for clutch replacement in Long Beach, CA .

 

Yeah, my cost is about a grand, but when your stuck,,,, your stuck.

 

Way high to me too. But let me tell you, when my alternator failed in Texas. TA asked me $500 just for the part, I kept driving because my truck has APU, even the power goes down, I can stop, start the APU and charge the batteries, so went to Freighliner - Dallas. The alternator price: $175, if you return the core. Replaced the alternator on the parking lot next to the store, 4 bolts and 2 cables, 20 min.

 

My original alternator, which only lasted about 900,000 miles was acting funny. Voltage was fluctuating . A friend of mine said check with a dealer. Sometimes they run specials. I said,"really? ".
I stopped at Peterbilt in Richmond, VA. I bought a new alternator for about $158. They were busy all day. I put it on across the street. I told 'em I would have a problem getting the pulley off. The parts guy said they could handle that. I tipped the mechanic $10 for using an impact wrench to take the nut off the shaft so can could get the pulley off. The mechanic resisted taking my money , but I insisted. So that's what I spent. It was summer. Midday. No shade. Had to sit in the shade pouring water on my head to avoid heat stroke.