What the hell is going on with shops?

Those books are usually right on the time, they take into account the issues with removing something that sometimes, SOMETIMES just doesn't happen.

I do many diffs of all sizes and makes, the book sometimes says should be 4 hrs, and sometimes i can get it done just under, and sometimes there are many issues, rotors seized to hubs, hubs, bolts....
Would you like a call from the shop that gave you a price of 350 labor to call and say we had these problems and the time went to ___ and now the labor is 950 ?

It's amazing that you made the doctor reference though, you probably have no problem paying your doctor his $100 or more for 8 minutes, remove the waiting room time and your doctor is a thief.
My doctor is never examining me longer than a few minutes and he gets something like $20 a minute.
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Either way that trans job isn't dropping the oil and pan and removing a solenoid it is more involved as will be learned. whether or not it's 1100, not sure, but they may have been replacing the wiring also as that is part of issues attached to these jobs the non pro deems simple
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