Inner Sproket and Drive Shaft Replacement Cost

[jadedragon]

Hi guys

so this has happened to me too. the nut and tab washer has come off, allowing my inner sprocket to damage the drive shaft (or something like that)

i went into my local ymaha dealer and after much too-ing and fro-ing they have come back to me saying that because i am still on the original chain and sprocket and theres no proof it has ever been tampered with (which as far as im aware it hasnt, even at 24000 miles) that yamaha will supply all the new parts and 11.5 hours labour out of 'courtesy' (not warrenty - they liked to make this clear)

now the garage is telling me that 11.5 hours is not enough time and they require 16 hours labour for the engine rebuild + consumables, and at dealership prices thats coming out at a £370 bill for me, though they estimated if yamaha didnt contribute it would be £1700!!

I just want to ask how many hours labout it has taken for anyone else to have the rebuild and if they had to part with any of their own cash because of it - to make sure they're not trying to fleece me to get something for themselves out of this.

cheers
JD

[MadDogMcQ]

If I were you, I'd be VERY happy that Yam have made such a generous contribution.


I had a 13 MONTH old Renault and the engine blew for NO obvious reason. Renault would pay absolutely nothing even though it was just one month out of warranty and had only 6 thou on the clock.


Try to barter a little with the dealer and then stump up the balance. (My humble opinion).

[jadedragon]

oh, yeah obviously 370 is a LOT better than 1700 but its still money that i dont have, i am just interested to know how many hours labour other people have been charged for the same job, to see if its standard or not.

if yamaha are providing 11.5 hours they must have got this figure from somewhere and my dad has done rebuilds in less time.

just a query for peace of mind before i splash out really.

does anybody think its worth getting a quote from another yam dealership?

cheers
JD

[rjd1]

there is a book on times job`s take in garage`s
phone yamaha uk explain what has happened dealeship detail`s and see what they come up with regardin time`s for strip down and rebuild
i`m sure the garage is at it

[paul1606]

WHOOOER :eek  £82 an hour ! F****ing hell thats steep or is it just me behind the times ??? if yamaha are stomping up £1700 it shouldnt matter where you get it done. Play one stealer off against another to drive the price down a bit

[mcyoungy]

after they've done all the talking with Yamaha for free? bit harsh I think.

[dazza]

But you know what they say.....Talk is cheap   Think you have inadvertently hit the nail on the head there, obviously want to charge you for talking to yamaha, IMO.

[jadedragon]

think it came out as £66ph labour (which is bad enough) and the rest was charges for consumables (of which i'd most likely provide myself)

£1700 was the estimate from the dealership that i asked them to work out for my own curiosity, of which 370 needs to come out of my pocket potentially.

this is Crescent Yamaha Bournemouth. I'll maybe give Southampton a call tomorrow.

I usually wouldnt mind stringing it out to get the best price but i need it back on the road.

on a seperate note - does anybody know if they automatically do the shims while they're in there?

[paul1606]

Dont be under any illusions here 16 hrs @ £66 ph labour only is hardly free phonecalls its a business and potentially a good payday for them ,after all remember you can be pretty certain the mech wont be getting paid the £66 per hour

[rjd1]

i have just this week had dealing with local west lothian yamaha dealer who has 2 shop`s gave me run around nut stripped is only damage

so i called yamaha in kirckaldy spoke to a boy i trust in their he phoned yamaha uk so i have 2 option`s,

bike is stripped on my ramp the now

1st option is stick it back together put it in a van and run it up to them about 30 mins away and they will inspect and repair fully

2nd option they will post nut and tab washer and correct torque setting i fit it myself run it up and they will check it over and sighn it off

seen as it`s allready stripped i chose option 2

saying that though they were covering all cost`s including transport to get the bike to their shop

so what i`m saying here is contact yamaha uk 

[pete786.u]

Had this happened to mine, my local Yamaha dealer (after a lot of foccin about) had the bike for 16 weeks. All sorts of excuses about waiting for parts from Yamaha. I ended up phoning Yamaha UK and they got back to me saying the dealer had had the parts for over a month. Yamaha allow the dealer 11.5 hrs to do the job but mine fitted it in between doing other jobs hence the 16 week wait to get my bike back. The Dealer in question shut down a few months back,--Not surprised!!!

[Fazerider]

I'd definitely shop around.
I don't know if Yamaha has allowed a realistic time for the task. If they have, and your dealer is admitting they aren't able to do it in the specified time, then maybe his mechanic isn't that good.
I've not heard of anyone getting charged for extra hours, but there have been plenty of tales of slow jobs which implies that workshops are only working on it when no other jobs are available.
So the choice may be between a slow job or one for which you'll have to stump up some extra cash.


My choice was to weld the nut onto the shaft myself and I ran it like that for about 50,000 miles before I swapped the engine.  

[jadedragon]

well the quote from southampton yamaha was 20 hours labour  :eek

and yamaha UK's only advice was to ask for a written breakdown of the price and labour to justify the extra.

hmmm...

[rjd1]

try calling another stealer for a quote there is a workshop book with times for job`s

[jadedragon]

Yam UK just said the reccommended time was 11.5 hours, but didnt say there was a 'book' like you get with car work.

Ive asked a few people i know from other independent garages for quotes, which if more realistic i could use as reference to ask why the yam dealer are charging so much, but obviously they wouldnt be able to do the work.

when i asked southampton why it was so long, they said 'ohhhhhhh, well, there can be problems taking it apart if anything is stuck.....'