Focus Mk 2.5 St Driveshaft: Pricing Question

[James West Mids]

Hi,

I'm very apprehensive about my local Ford garage due to bad experiences in the past. I have a quote from them to replace my passenger-side drive shaft: it's split and needs replacing.

To the mechanical experts, what would you expect to pay to do this work? Parts / labor / VAT (FULL PRICE)

I'll disclose what I've been quoted once I get some of your opinions. I do not want my quote to affect your opinions :P

Any comments appreciated.

Thanks,

James

[artscot79]

for both a driver and pass shaft plus oil seal plus fitting i was qouted on a 1.6 focus over £600 do you mean the boot is split? if so you just need a new boot likely eurocarparts do the shafts at half the ford qouted price

[iantt]

Inner or outer cv gaiter? Or the whole shaft?

[James West Mids]

Inner or outer cv gaiter? Or the whole shaft?

I'm told the whole shaft

[iantt]

Ford driveshafts are expensive, labour is 0.7hr

£575 inc vat im guessing could be £100 more?

[iantt]

Shaftec driveshafts are an alternative to ford shafts and probably half the price. Extras to shaft is bottom balljoint nut, shaft bolt and bit of transmission oil.

[james_60]

Find out who manufactures them and then see if they are cheaper (OEM)

That is if your car is out of warranty

Jamie

[TomsFocus]

How can they be so expensive!?

Last pair of aftermarket shafts I bought were for the GTi6 and cost £75, took about an hour to change, most of which trying to pop the damn balljoint out.

[James West Mids]

Thanks all.

My actual quote is £380. Judging by what most of you have said, they seems a decent price?

Price includes parts, labor and VAT

[iantt]

Thats not bad then, not normal to replace whole shaft as the inner and outer joints can be bought from ford separately, unless your unlucky to have both ends knackered.

[TomsFocus]

Either that or they see he can afford an RS and are trying to charge as much as possible...