$2500 Brake job cost?

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Here is a kit pads, rotors, shims/clips, brake clean and brake fluid $285
Rear caliper kit $119
Parking brake shoe kit $31

Do a little snooping you can get cheaper.

There is the major hard parts less the parking brake cable. $440 dollars. Figure approx $50 dollars in rear end fluid and if you must RTV. $2000 dollars in labor?????
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topaz75 said:
Just looking for some cost comparison, as I just got a $2500 quote for break work on my 2016 RAM 1500. It has 125k miles so I guess it's not a complete surprise but the total amount did come as a bit of a shock. This place is usually great, and I have been taking my cars and trucks there for years. The pricing info i can find online is not great for this job, thus this post.

For $2,500 they will do

new pads and rotors both axels
new calipers rear axel
Repair seized e-brake (new brake shoes and according to them to install that the rear axel needs to come out, so the diff needs taking apart, new fluid, seal, etc.)

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????

We just did rears on my sons 2018 and we did not have to remove the rear axle shafts. The only reason I could think of for doing that is the necessity of replacing the backing plate.

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Dusty said:
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We just did rears on my sons 2018 and we did not have to remove the rear axle shafts. The only reason I could think of for doing that is the necessity of replacing the backing plate.

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It's because his parking brakes are locked up where the actuators run though the backing plates. The dealer type fix for this is replace the backing plate assemblies, which like you say, can only be removed by pulling the axle shafts.

With some fiddling, penetrating oil, tapping and prying, you can usually free up the actuators. Slather them with neverseize and be good to go.
 
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I thought shop rates in Canada were high. Independents are about 100 an hour. This is about a 4 hour job if you know what you are doing, even if it took them a whole day to do this job, that is only 800 bucks. Parts are ballpark 400. That is still less than half the quote you got. I hope they at least provide the Vaseline and use protection.
 
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topaz75 said:
Just looking for some cost comparison, as I just got a $2500 quote for break work on my 2016 RAM 1500. It has 125k miles so I guess it's not a complete surprise but the total amount did come as a bit of a shock. This place is usually great, and I have been taking my cars and trucks there for years. The pricing info i can find online is not great for this job, thus this post.

For $2,500 they will do

new pads and rotors both axels
new calipers rear axel
Repair seized e-brake (new brake shoes and according to them to install that the rear axel needs to come out, so the diff needs taking apart, new fluid, seal, etc.)

Thanks
Topaz
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Did that include the lube?
 
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Just did the fronts pads and rotors in the driveway on a Sunday afternoon I went with the best Canadian tire had lol cost about 350 cadets
 
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Rears today 100cad just pads about 2 hours labor both bottom pins were seized got every inch out of them
 

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Matt2221 said:
I don't understand the caliper replacement. I have had 32 vehicles in my life and I have NEVER had a failed Caliper.
Les Scwab won't do brakes without replacing them. It's just unnecessary!
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im guessing not in a salted road area. ive had to replace several.
 
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also if you want to give me 2500 i fly to your house and do it lol
 
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I have replaced callipers but not very often ads and rotors
 
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