96max5sp

Hi,

I was just wondering if I had to have this done cause this might be my prob how much would it cost to replace, I don't want to get ripped off to badly if this is the case.

Thanks

mattpattberg

Hi!

It cost me $375...

96max5sp

Wow, guess i didn't do too bad, Pep Boys charged me $260, which included the initial cost of $15 to diagnose the problem. thanks for your reply

BlackBIRDVQ

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which bearing ? Rod bearing, main crank bearing, wheel bearing, throwout bearing, input shaft bearing, muffler bearing, etc..... there are ALOT of bearings on the car which one do you need repleaced ?

mattpattberg

oh... Mine was a wheel bearing. The front left. Sounded like it was the right though...

96max5sp

Mine was a wheel bearing too, I didn't even realize i didn't mention that in my post.

spirilis

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BTW, is it possible to do these yourself, say, if you have access to a universal wheel bearing puller kit and a hammer? I noticed a universal kit costs ~$450, but I wonder if any tool stores could rent one to me...
(not 100% sure if I have a bad wheel bearing, but things are pointing towards it... I'm receiving a dial runout gauge kit this week from ebay that I'm going to use to confirm)

spirilis

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I'm referring to kits like this-- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=43995

(also a similar product available here: http://www.etoolcart.com/browseprodu...--OTC7946.HTML )
Maybe I should find a mechanic who has one of those sets. It'd probably make the job cheaper since it wouldn't require nearly as much labor as removing the whole damn knuckle...

JustTry

If you can work with tools, you could probably do this from 50-150 yourself. All that needs to be done is.

1. Remove wheel.
2. Remove 1 nut and remove steering rod.
3. Remove 1 nut and (you need a fork for this) pry ball joint from steering rack.
4. Remove 2 bolts holding caliper in place (move out of way with hanger)
5. Remove giant center nut. Remove rotor.
6. Pull out the hub, and take it to a machine shop (with or without the bearing, i dont know if your local machine shop would carry the bearing) (mine did)

Cost of repair for me was ~230. But that is because I drove with a broken bearing for a while (and on the highway) and it ruined the outer and inner seals. 30 to press the bearing. 30 for the bearing. And the rest was for the stupid hub