AndyNZ Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hello, first post great forum you got here. I have a triumph 2.5s , and recently the bolt sheared in the diff and rattled its way through the gears, and I have needed to replace the diff I bought a new diff but due to lack of equipment I got a local guy to fix it. the job he has charged me is removing the old diff and replacing the new one, he has charged me 20 hours for the job do you believe this is accpectable, and how long would you think the job should take?Im thinking if I had the all the gear it would be a 5-4 hour job any help is greatly appericated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Down Under Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 He seems to be very generous with his time, but then how well was it done?Welcome to another southerner, please check out Australian & Kiwi contributors thread. ;)If it makes you feel any better I just checked my lads truck out because he thought it was crabbing. One look was all it took, got my tape measure out and discovered rear axle is now almost three inches further back on the left hand side! He is now uncertain if it happened when he cleaned up a Volvo (opened it up like a tin can with the back corner of his tray) OR if it was the truck crabbing that caused him to actually hit the Volvo. Either way he aint doing a 7 ton load tomorrow! :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNZ Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 In a pit I believe, not 100% though1379 wrote: discovered rear axle is now almost three inches further back on the left hand side! :-/haha wow, good luck with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hi Andy,I've found my copy of the Standard Triumph Repair Time Schedule booklet for the Triumph 2000. This gives the time for the job "Differential unit - Replace" as 2.0 hours.But it does say in the foreword, "These times may not always be applicable to vehicles which have been in service for a considerable time, when unforeseen difficulties such as seized or broken studs, etc., can add considerably to the time required for any operation".Even so, 20 hours sounds a bit much. Not a difficult job, just nuts and bolts isn't it? They must have ALL been seized!? :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 20 hrs !!!!!Give or take a couple of hours that's 3 days as an average eight hour day Can't see it myself he could have ground all the seized bolts off with a nail file quicker !And if he had done that he would have had to use new bolts to put the new diff back in so that would have only taken a short while Are the bolts all nice and new ?Has he charged you an hourly rate, or did he quote a set price for the job and he is just trying to tell it was a bitch of a job and you had a result !Just re read your post,did just change the whole diff unit or did remove the diff unit then strip it and rebuild it with new gears and things as you said in one bit you got a new diff and in another you say a "a local guy to fix it" and not swap it.Although it still sounds to many hours ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Couple of hours max I'd say .... unless he was a fool.14 x 9/16 nuts and bolts - remove exhaust hanger - lower diff - slide off and replace - sorry 20hrs is taking the piss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Wonder if he did it the hard way and dropped the rear suspension?Even then should'nt have taken more than 8 hours.Of course then theres extras; corroded diff pin (hours and hours of fun), new superflex bushes, new front oil seal in nose piece, new nose piece bearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 lagerzok wrote:Couple of hours max I'd say .... unless he was a fool.14 x 9/16 nuts and bolts - remove exhaust hanger - lower diff - slide off and replace - sorry 20hrs is taking the pissI agreeLaid on our backs under a jacked up car, splay the suspension arms, undo the mounting bolts, drop downAll in about 2 hours maxTo part and repair2 to 3 hoursAll in all ,being generous 7 hours max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc1estate Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Yep, he's had you over mate, I can do it in 3hrs on me back !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Did mine in a couple of hours on my drive a few weeks ago. That had been out before fairly recently so no stuck bolts but 20 hours is WAY high...... Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Down Under Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Oh, so my estimate of "very generous with his time" seems to be acceptable to the general masses? What I was uncertain of was what had been done exactly . . . Assuming the "local guy" had never been near a Triumph before perhaps he was learning as he went OR perhaps he was a perfectionist and diligently set up all clearances correctly while he was at it ("how well it was done")? In the end you need to ask yourself if you are happy with the result; if you are and you have already paid for the work there is little recourse now. In future be a little more wary and ask around with other local owners. ::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNZ Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Hay guys wow thanks everyoneNot sized looked very good nickI bought a whole new diff all his job was to remove and replace I made that very clear, the bolts on the old one were fine but it looks like where are new ones thereyer charged hourly rate $50"Standard Triumph Repair Time Schedule booklet for the Triumph 2000"would I be able to get a copy of that just to slap him in the face with it yer even if he had never worked on a triumph shorly only 6 hours, I mean really he is ment to be a professional so he should do it the normal way anyway thanks heaps guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 1000 of your dollery things,unless that works out to be a couple of hundred English poundsYou have been well ripped off.Just had a look it's about £550.I would have thought about £200 (400 dollers) would be the max !Next time pay my for flight and I'll come over and do it for free it would save you a packet ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Down Under Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I like your train of thought Davemate. I could do with a fare paid holiday in NZ too! NB Cheaper fom Oz. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 1379 wrote:I like your train of thought Davemate . I could do with a fare paid holiday in NZ too! NB Cheaper fom Oz. ;)Sod off,I offered first :PAndy,choose me(I am useing Jedi thought control ) choose me you know you want to.Does that sound too desperate ?Andy on a more serious note Why not take it back and say its not quite right,at least if he re does the job again(under warranty) you'll feel like you have sort of got your moneys worth as he will have done it twice ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Down Under Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Shuffling forward the Pom Down Under mumbles, "But I responded to you first and I am so much closer." :'( :P Davemate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNZ Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 haha well true that was proberly his plan to get a free flight to the uk, dont worry hes not going to get it out of me(wink)(whistle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Down Under Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 So am I wrong? Are you not in NZ? Why would I want a free flight (return I might add!) to UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Down Under Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 And as a final comment, I can grovel with the best of them!!! ::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Down Under Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Meanwhile back with the lad's truck; considered using the porta-power to pump the axle back into place but apparently the owner said it had been doing it for ages and he had been pulling it straight by chaining it to a tree in his back garden! When lad heard that he told him he could come and get it and he'd find some other work. Problem solved.Which kind of explains that was the reason fior the Volvo getting wiped out(?). :(What was the final result AndyNZ with the (no doubt) millionaire master mechanic? :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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