Tie rod/track rod ends are much of a muchness almost regardless of make/model - once jacked up and the wheel removed it typically takes 30 - 45 minutes to complete the replacement on steering rack types and perhaps a little longer for steering box types. Rust can complicate things and as the front wheel toe should be checked/adjusted before the vehicle leaves the workshop, adjustment might be needed both sides which would be difficult/impossible if the other side adjustment is badly rusted.
At this point the choice is to spend a little more having the other side cleaned and freed or risk an unsatisfactory toe adjustment.
Checking the toe setting typically takes about half an hour and if adjustment is needed, perhaps another 15 minutes. These are fairly realistic times and will loosely match most standard times for the work.
Lots of repairers use standard times for pricing rather than time taken and a motivated guy using power tools in a well organised workshop can probably cut those times in half, also by cutting a few corners - that is how bonus is made in many workshops...
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Tie rod/track rod ends are much of a muchness almost regardless of make/model - once jacked up and the wheel removed it typically takes 30 - 45 minutes to complete the replacement on steering rack types and perhaps a little longer for steering box types. Rust can complicate things and as the front wheel toe should be checked/adjusted before the vehicle leaves the workshop, adjustment might be needed both sides which would be difficult/impossible if the other side adjustment is badly rusted.
At this point the choice is to spend a little more having the other side cleaned and freed or risk an unsatisfactory toe adjustment.
Checking the toe setting typically takes about half an hour and if adjustment is needed, perhaps another 15 minutes. These are fairly realistic times and will loosely match most standard times for the work.
Lots of repairers use standard times for pricing rather than time taken and a motivated guy using power tools in a well organised workshop can probably cut those times in half, also by cutting a few corners - that is how bonus is made in many workshops...