Update on my bearing replacements (prices)
08-13-2001, 09:32 AM
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That's right, replacement(s). Both my front wheel bearings have evidently gone bad, that's what I observed in driving and the dealer found the same thing. The service guy said in 4 years of working there he couldn't remember more than 5 cars (not just Maximas) with this problem. Woohoo. I'm unique. Now to the prices, they wanted $520 parts and labor. This naturally caused me to have a mild seizure. I called up a place that I know does a lot of Euro car repair and is owned by an ex-service manager from a Volvo dealer. Turns out he does work on Japanese cars and he'll fix my bearings with OEM parts for $300 labor included. I'm still waiting for confirmation from this guy that it is the problem (just wanted to make sure, a third opinion). Still, $200 less than the dealer... damn.
08-13-2001, 11:07 AM
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Originally posted by Weasel
That's right, replacement(s). Both my front wheel bearings have evidently gone bad, that's what I observed in driving and the dealer found the same thing. The service guy said in 4 years of working there he couldn't remember more than 5 cars (not just Maximas) with this problem. Woohoo. I'm unique. Now to the prices, they wanted $520 parts and labor. This naturally caused me to have a mild seizure. I called up a place that I know does a lot of Euro car repair and is owned by an ex-service manager from a Volvo dealer. Turns out he does work on Japanese cars and he'll fix my bearings with OEM parts for $300 labor included. I'm still waiting for confirmation from this guy that it is the problem (just wanted to make sure, a third opinion). Still, $200 less than the dealer... damn.
That's right, replacement(s). Both my front wheel bearings have evidently gone bad, that's what I observed in driving and the dealer found the same thing. The service guy said in 4 years of working there he couldn't remember more than 5 cars (not just Maximas) with this problem. Woohoo. I'm unique. Now to the prices, they wanted $520 parts and labor. This naturally caused me to have a mild seizure. I called up a place that I know does a lot of Euro car repair and is owned by an ex-service manager from a Volvo dealer. Turns out he does work on Japanese cars and he'll fix my bearings with OEM parts for $300 labor included. I'm still waiting for confirmation from this guy that it is the problem (just wanted to make sure, a third opinion). Still, $200 less than the dealer... damn.
Shop around. Look for a shop which has one of these special tools, and you might get a lower price quote. If you do your own "wrenching" see if you could rent a Hub Shark.
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