Labor for rear main seal and serpentine belt replacement

search -- labor times to R&r transmission for Chrysler sebring
then search --labor times to R7R rear main seal for Chrysler sebring
remember that these are paid warranty times so you can safely double the times for a workshop

transmission has to be pulled to get at the seal, likely a 4 hour job or so plus the seal. Depends on labor rate. Could be extra charges if exhaust bolts are corroded (can't pull trans. with exhaust in)

The seal is very cheap-a few dollars. The cost of labor will drain your wallet-the transmission has to be removed to replace the seal- a good 5 or 6 hour job, if not more.

Four cylinder or V-6.

Both engines will require the removal of the timing belt to service the front crank seal. Both engines will also require the removal of the transmission to replace the rear main seal

either way way you would be looking at 3-4 hours for the front seal and 5 to 6 hours for the rear seal.

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several things, the rear main seal is accessable by removing the transmission. if this vehicle is standard transmission, then would recomend new clutch at this time given the amount of labor involved. if automatic, remove drive shafts, transfer case, transmission, and flexplate ....replace rear main. approx 5 hrs.

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With any leak it should be fixed as soon as possible as far as cost, that will depend on teh shop you take it to and which method they use to replace it. They typically have 2 options, pull the transmission and replace it from the outside or pull the motor and replace the seal. Typically a Transmission shop will charge you about $600 to $800 to remove and install a Transmission plus the cost of the part and the labor to install the new seal.

The belt will be about a half hour labor. I'd imagine the rear main seal would run about 4-5 hours, maybe more.

the seal itself is about $20 and a Haynes instruction book is about $15.
to do it yourself you are looking at about $35 and a days worth of work. I would rent a transmission jack too.

If you take it in plan on about $400 depending on what part of the country you are in.

If you can estimate the labor rate in your are you should be able to get a good idea of the cost.

Parts Information

Part OEM Part Price
Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal
Rear Main Seal 12554314 $37.30



Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal
Replace Rear Main Seal
With Auto Trans 8.7 Hrs
Note
With Skid Plate, Add 0.4 hrs
With Manual Trans
Hydramatic MG5/MY2/M50 6.5 hrs
New Venture MW2 5.2 hrs
Note
With Skid Plate, 0.4 hrs

A leaking rear main seal will not cause your transmission to leak.

The transmission has its own seal and should not leak because of the engine rear main seal.

Due to the labor involved in replacing the rear main seal on the engine, it is best if you replace the front transmission seal at the same time if possible.

Installation varies on different vehicles but the principles are the same.