Am I getting my ripped off?

Hi all,

I recently had my truck serviced. Expected a $3-4000 total bill for break job (drums and shoes), wheel seals, king pins and some other minor stuff.

As far as the labor goes; I did some research and it shouldn’t be more than 20-22 hours max, and that’s per the book to do the break job and everything else wheel related.
Just curious to know if I’m getting ripped off or if this is actually hot long it takes.
Thanks!

 

Sorry I mean to say 20-22 hours of TOTAL labor for everything.

 

That’s what I was kind of estimating too! Thank you.

 

It’s a mechanic I’ve used quite a while. But yes you’re 100% right, I should’ve asked.
However, when you do king pins, you need to take all the parts for a brake change off. I feel like 6 hours for king pins and 4 for a brake job is double the hours.
On top of that, 12 hours to do drive axles is a bit much?
As I said, I am asking because I never really checked on him before, but I’ve had people tell me I’m getting ripped off. That’s why I’m asking.

 

I was shocked when he charged me 3 hours for 2 stainless steel tubes for coolant that go into the engine, upper and lower. It’s 4 clamps and 2 pipes. That’s why I started looking at the entire tab.