.001 you could just put it in the oven, for 20 min, put the shaft in dry ice will slide straight on
Barrent things cost more because the minimum wage is higher. Min wage here is about $18, just to flip burgers. Shops can be held responsible but you have to take them to small claims court, not worth the effort. Suck it up and move on. Any decent shop will be charging well over $100 an hour. Not to mention the local importer of parts rape you as well. In real terms it probably works out the same all considered. Particularly if you consider our health care and subsidized pharmaceuticals, government provided old age pension etc. Also as an employer you have to pay about 9% on top of the wages into a government approved superannuation fund for the employ. When I worked for Telstra they paid 18% I think its all relative, and you dont have to worry about the company going broke and running off with your money.