{"id":14712,"date":"2021-04-29T08:11:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T12:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=14712"},"modified":"2021-05-03T16:12:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:12:55","slug":"latest-labor-time-guide-increases-add-times-for-transmission-repairs-reduces-need-for-olh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=14712","title":{"rendered":"Latest Labor Time Guide Provides New Add Times for Transmission Repairs, Reduces Need for OLH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When performing internal transmission repairs on GM transmissions (Fig. 1) under warranty, current labor times focus on replacing the damaged part(s), with Other Labor Hours (OLH) as the only option for diagnosis or inspection and cleaning procedures for re-using components that are part of the overall transmission repair. The focus on part replacement can lead some technicians to be hesitant to spend too much time on the diagnostic and cleaning procedures necessary to identify and perform all aspects of a transmission repair. This labor time policy of using OLH for work beyond the base repair also can act as a disincentive for some technicians to invest in the training needed to become a specialized transmission technician. GM is out to change that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14672\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F01-8-speed-cutaway.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F01-8-speed-cutaway.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F01-8-speed-cutaway-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F01-8-speed-cutaway-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F01-8-speed-cutaway-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By listening to many dealership technicians about their concerns with transmission labor times and related transmission repair procedures, GM is updating the Labor Time Guide with new Add Times for transmission diagnosis, cleaning and inspections. The goal is to assure technicians that the labor time for a complete transmission repair will cover all of the actual time spent on the repair.<\/p>\n<p>The updated Add Times allowances will still require technician comments and punch times to support the extra time spent on repairs, but Service Management approval is not required as long as the time claimed is within the variable published allowance. And for difficult repairs that exceed the Add Time allowance, OLH is still available to cover the extra time needed with Service Management authorization.<\/p>\n<p>The new Add Times will bring transmission repairs more in line with the allowances for transmission replacements, where technicians are allowed Add Time for diagnosis as well as add time for disassembly and assembly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Updated Add Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Add Times will be released for select internal repairs on all GM automatic transmissions over several months, beginning with 6-speed transmissions in the May Labor Time Guide. Published allowances (Fig. 2) will be:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diagnosis Time &#8211; 0.0-1.0 hr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You may claim up to the allowable labor hours depending on actual time to perform diagnosis, i.e., test drive, pressure tests, GDS2 diagnostics, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cleaning and Inspection &#8211; 0.0-2.0 hr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You may claim up to the allowable labor hours depending on actual time to clean debris and inspect components for reuse. For example, when a component failure has introduced metal throughout the transmission, requiring further teardown, cleaning, and inspection of parts to determine if they can be reused.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14673\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F02-trans-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F02-trans-1.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F02-trans-1-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F02-trans-1-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/F02-trans-1-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The rollout for the release of the new Add Times in the Labor Time Guide are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 1, 2021 \u2013 <\/strong>6-speed automatic transmissions<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 1, 2021 \u2013 <\/strong>8-speed and 9-speed automatic transmissions<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 1, 2021 \u2013 <\/strong>10-speed automatic transmissions, Allison transmissions, electric powertrains<\/p>\n<p>With the new Add Times, technicians can be sure that their time spent on the necessary procedures \u2013 including diagnosis, inspections and cleaning \u2013 will be covered to make a proper transmission repair without OLH.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Thanks to Steve Bruder and Mark Kevnick<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated April 30, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When performing internal transmission repairs on GM transmissions (Fig. 1) under warranty, current labor times focus on replacing the damaged part(s), with Other Labor Hours (OLH) as the only option [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14712"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14722,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14712\/revisions\/14722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}