Saturday, November 20, 2010

HOw much would it cost to fix CV joint and struts?

HI I have a 91 Cavalier Z24 and need to get a new CV joint on right side and new struts....just wondering about how much that would cost. I do live in Canada so I dont know if that will change the price at all.HOw much would it cost to fix CV joint and struts?
CV joint would roughly be about 150 to 215, all depends on brand they use, but they just replace the whole thing.



Struts would roughly be about 45 to 60 per corner. Again all depends on quality and type they use.



They will probably do a wheel alignment also an inspection.

So let's say, 50 per corner, and 175 for CV, so 375 for parts, if no other parts are needed.



It would take about 20 min to 40 min per conrder for the struts, and about 45 min to 1.5 hr for the CV Joint, all depends if any complications happen, bolts snaps, blah blah.



I dont know what the average going rate is per shop, but I've seen them range from 65 to 125 per hour.



So let's say they are 85 per hour, so 160 for the struts for the labour, and another hour for the strut, so you are looking at 245 for labour.



Parts 375 + Labour 245 = 620.00 + applicable taxes and waste charges.



Remember this is just estimates I am pulling out of the air and so I dont know where in Canada, and how much different mechanics costs.HOw much would it cost to fix CV joint and struts?
Here in Detroit that would run you $400.00 to $600.00 depending on whether any additional parts like strut mounts or CV boots need to be replaced as well.HOw much would it cost to fix CV joint and struts?
$550 total, but I'm not sure that includes a wheel realignment if needed which is sixty dollars more. Make sure to have the upper strut isolator bearings replaced at the same time.