Brendan
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Anyone got an idea of the labour cost to swap the gearbox and replace the clutch on a 99 R1100GS. All parts are supplied by the owner. He will be using the existing swinging arm. Cheers
Gearbox swap cost????
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Depends if you have all the correct tools and if its your fisrt time.
I would quote 8 to 10 hours if its your first one which it must be or else you wouldn't be asking. You will need a heat gun on the telelever pivots as they are covered in thread locking agent. If you try and do it without you can actually strip the threads out of the "Swing arm". The clutch is nothing of a job considering whats involved to get at it Its just a standard dry clutch. I use a DTI to centre them and the gearbox goes straight on in one smooth movement. you can pivot the rear subframe up and tie to the bars to save time when stripping it all down. Extract the clutch pushrod from the back of the gearbox before you begin to pull the box backwards as they are easy to bend and be sure to refit this only after the new box is back in position.
When rebuilding take care to use the correct torque figures for the pivot bolts and locknuts, one side is very low, the other side much much higher.
If you need any specific help or info let me know.
Al.
Brendan
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Thanks for the reply. Job is done I just want to charge a fair price.
Ah, well in that case, I recon about 8 hours at whatever you charge should be about right.
How long did it take you? If less charge a bit less but people would expect about 8 hours for that job.
Al.
Brendan
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Took 6 hours. Fortunately no seized bolts or unforeseen problems.
your not a dealer so 25-30 per hour prob bit much
know lad i got to charges for the job not the time.
personally i think shouldne be too dear if you didnt have pay for anything bar labour.
maybe 20 per hour?
know lad i got to charges for the job not the time.
personally i think shouldne be too dear if you didnt have pay for anything bar labour.
maybe 20 per hour?
Brendan
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Worth repeating.
Spoken from bitter experience I presume
Nope, but I can see why it could be, it isn't a one man job when the push-rod is in the way.
The innards of the 1100 gear boxes changed after the first couple of years, went to sealed beatings
negating the need for oilways to the backs of the bearings. I had to do a bit of juggling to use gear
clusters from two different gearboxes.
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