When my Centa was fitted it was a bit on the opportune side as there was a problem with the clutch getting sorted out by the factory. They did say that they didn't have to go "quite so far in" to do the clutch as they would to do the Centa but I don't think it added that much time on
That's odd that they would say that as the clutch is inside the trans bell housing and the motor, comp housing and mid adapter all have to come out to gain access to the clutch.
They probably said it to give you the impression they were giving you something free. Now I will say that taking the old comp off and doing the new shaft with bearing is additional and would take more time, but probably not more than another hour, if that.
I'm glad that both of you guys were taken care of at a discounted rate. If items are going to fail, it's great to have them fail in the general area of needed upgrade parts.
Thank to both of you for the information.
