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Rear Brake Shoe Replacement labor time

2.6 hrtypical
2.3 to 2.9hours on most vehicles
$390typical labor at $150/hr

Rear Brake Shoe Replacement takes about 2.6 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 23,468 vehicle and engine combinations from 59 makes, most fall between 2.3 and 2.9 hours, and the longest take up to 4.0 hours. Cadillac, Lincoln and Land Rover vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Renault and Daewoo the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

per hour

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $345 to $435, about $390 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Rear Brake Shoe Replacement time on popular vehicles

Rear Brake Shoe Replacement time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac3.5 hr3.5 to 3.5355
Lincoln3.5 hr2.9 to 3.5242
Land Rover3.5 hr2.9 to 4.086
Audi3.4 hr2.9 to 3.4203
Mercedes-Benz2.9 hr2.1 to 3.5691
BMW2.9 hr2.9 to 3.5330
Volvo2.9 hr2.9 to 3.4267
Acura2.9 hr2.9 to 3.4113
Lexus2.9 hr2.9 to 3.5110
Porsche2.9 hr1.8 to 3.4110
Infiniti2.9 hr2.9 to 3.551
Alfa Romeo2.9 hr2.9 to 2.950
Jaguar2.9 hr2.9 to 3.547
Chevrolet2.7 hr2.3 to 2.72,803
Dodge2.7 hr2.3 to 2.72,087
GMC2.7 hr2.3 to 2.71,462
Pontiac2.7 hr2.3 to 2.7783
Oldsmobile2.7 hr2.3 to 2.7547
Mercury2.7 hr2.3 to 2.7512
Studebaker2.7 hr2.3 to 2.767
Hummer2.7 hr2.3 to 2.712
Ford2.6 hr2.0 to 2.72,873
Buick2.6 hr2.3 to 2.7740
Ram2.6 hr2.3 to 2.7326
Mini2.6 hr2.3 to 2.657
Smart2.6 hr2.6 to 2.66
Toyota2.3 hr2.3 to 2.61,188
Volkswagen2.3 hr2.3 to 2.6926
Nissan2.3 hr2.3 to 2.7728
Plymouth2.3 hr2.3 to 2.7702
Jeep2.3 hr2.3 to 2.7645
Chrysler2.3 hr2.3 to 2.7597
Hyundai2.3 hr2.3 to 2.6516
Mazda2.3 hr2.3 to 2.3512
Honda2.3 hr2.3 to 2.6397
Mitsubishi2.3 hr2.3 to 2.6392
Subaru2.3 hr2.3 to 2.6317
Kia2.3 hr2.3 to 2.6314
Fiat2.3 hr2.3 to 2.6294
AMC2.3 hr2.3 to 2.7166
Isuzu2.3 hr2.3 to 2.3154
Suzuki2.3 hr2.3 to 2.3121
Saturn2.3 hr2.3 to 2.3102
Saab2.3 hr2.3 to 2.682
MG2.3 hr2.3 to 2.368
Morgan2.3 hr2.3 to 2.367
Peugeot2.3 hr2.3 to 2.348
Eagle2.3 hr2.3 to 2.341
Geo2.3 hr2.3 to 2.337
Scion2.3 hr2.3 to 2.331
Daewoo2.3 hr2.3 to 2.330
Renault2.3 hr2.3 to 2.328
Opel2.3 hr2.3 to 2.320

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Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.