greenlightracer

Need passenger side wheel bearing replced sounds noisy !

anyone know roughly how much id be looking at tto get it done ?

millwrx

iTrader: (1)

replaced the n/s/r on mine,took about hour and a half at work,the bearing was about £60 non geniune.you will need a press to get the old one out and to put the new one back in

greenlightracer

mmm this is the problem i aint a mechanic so i aint got a press i'll need to pay labour as well unless someone has a press i can borrow ?

Rich_B

iTrader: (6)

Had a front wheel bearing replaced recently on my classic, part was about £90, plus labour came to £140 total.

greenlightracer

ok kl , cheers !

just trying to gauge prices as i know someone had theres done local garage for £180 , wasnt sure how good or bad that price was .

320bhp

Your looking at about £60 for non genuine bearing and £140 for genuine subaru bearing, plus 1.5 hours labour.

[Davey]

£45 for the bearing from most autofactors..

Its not a bad job really either, couple of hours max.. As long as the hub isnt damaged and the bearing hasnt seized onto the stub axle.

Better get it done quick or this might happen:

[Davey]

You dont need a press, a big mallet will the do the job just fine.

Moley

iTrader: (9)

The bearing has started going on mine aswell, and want to change it asap.

One siezed on my old car and the wheel sheered off, way lucky that i was only going very slow at the time.......15 mins before i was going 140+ (private runway officer), god knows what would have happened it it had gone then!!!

greenlightracer

the big mallet souns cheap but dont think it would last?

so the £180 qoute is alright then ?

[Davey]

£180 sounds good if your getting genuine parts, still doesnt mean the genuine part isnt at a rip off price!

Your looking at about 2 hours labour MAX!

@ Average /hour = £35 x 2 = £70 + £50 parts..

anything up to £140 would be a fair price IMHO..

Personally I think you should give it a crack yourself, its an easy job.

Nezz10

Its not a 'easy' job if there is anything stuck inside or if you are not mechanically minded and have never done it. Also excess force with a mallet runs the risk of cracking the bearing casing via shock (done it myself), really a press should be used if possible.

A bearing costs £32+vat from Mill Auto/Part co etc, not a Subaru one tho but works just as well.

As said above, a decent mechanic will be able to sort it within 2 hours max.


Davey - thats one mean mashed up stub axle!!!!

[Davey]

The hub isnt much better:

greenlightracer

nasty !


i think where i got the woute from they used geniune subaru parts so that'll be wwhy its £180

Anyone got a garage near Watford Herts can do a front wheel bearing cheaper than that ?

Dont fancy the mallet bit unpredictable i dont wanna be breaking stuff, if id seen someone else do i might have a go .

BlueSimon

Silly question, but how much would a press cost? less than £70?

Simon

[Davey]

A pneumatic press will cost you several hundred pounds, you'll then need a beefy compressor to run it.