sambarnett

I have a groaning sound that gets louder during hard left cornering and gets silent during hard right cornering. This leads me to believe that the right wheel bearing may be going bad. Does anyone have any insight into this? Does the 5th gen need to have the entire hub assembly replaced or can the bearing be replaced separately? Estimated pricing for parts and labor? FYI I have a 2000 with 77k miles. Thanks!

Sam

jbgoodmax

I just had mine replaced (29,100 miles), same issues. I can ask and look at the bill to see what it was, the first time I went to this other dealer, they were going to keep the car for about 3/4 of the day.

sambarnett

Yeah, please let me know, Id appreciate it. Thanks!

ru4real

iTrader: (3)

Was it replaced under warranty?

jbgoodmax

Yes, it was under warranty.

jbgoodmax

There wasn't a cost on the repair order for the bear assb, but it did appear to take about 2 hours of labor.

The next time I'm at the shop I'll ask the cost of the bear assbly it's self. It's nice having a car under warranty, I would guess this was about a $500+ repair.

Hope this helps.

Hexen

The bearing is around $70, seals are probably $20 each (need two) and there is about 3 hours of labor...

Weasel

iTrader: (2)

Another easy test is to jack up the offending corner, hold the wheel by the top and bottom, and try to rock it. If there's any play in the wheel the bearing is most likely bad. The bearing car be bad and this won't happen, but if there is movement in the wheel it's almost always a sure indicator.