Wheel Bearing

Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:14 am

MOT failed on one rear wheel bearing. I was going to do it myself, but it looks like it could be more hassle that I want right now.

How much should it cost? The garage have quoted me £190+VAT

Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:36 am

eurocarparts sell them for £25 +vat if i remember. labours should only be approx 30-40 pounds
what garage are you taking it to??

Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:39 am

Nationwide Autocentres. Just across the road from where I work.

Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:41 am

It can certainly be a **** of a job, but £190 is too much for someone with the right tools. Get a better quote...

Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:59 am

i done mine a couple of weeks ago cost me 13 quid and about 8 hours

Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:22 pm

done mine this week 15 quid and 45 mins
pay topps of 90 quid parts and lab

dave

Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:26 pm

nationwide auto center are the biggest rip off merchants i have ever heard of!!!

Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:28 pm

I just went to a local garage for a quote. They refused to quote, and just said that it would be 38+vat per hour x however long it takes.

Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:33 pm

sam325is wrote:nationwide auto center are the biggest rip off merchants i have ever heard of!!!

not as bad as formula one autocenters.

flappysox. if you go to them with that quote you will end up payin min 3 hours + part

Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:37 pm

i had 1 rear wheel bearing and 2 diff output seals done at Mosely Motorsport £180 incl parts and labour

Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:57 pm

Car-Nut wrote:i had 1 rear wheel bearing and 2 diff output seals done at Mosely Motorsport £180 incl parts and labour

Mosley motor sport? r they also known as rsj motors?

as they are con artists also//

Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:30 pm

Mosley no longer exist matey has retired and sold up

Cheap wheel bearings won't last they are only £40 from the dealer

Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:35 pm

I new he was thinking about it he met a spanish bird whilst on holiday ... must of sold up to go live her . 26 yr old apparently.

I use Chris W now very happy with his work...

I could recommend him to anyone

Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:13 pm

My bearing was £11.50+vat and a couple of hours fannying about, could do it again in about an hour i guess

I thought my quote of £110+ was bad...... 190+? i think that could have been what's known as a F*CK OFF! quote

Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:30 pm

I just put 2 new rear wheel bearings on mine last weekend, I did get burgled by the motor factors I went to in Norwich for £25 each, but they are SKF bearings so at least a decent brand. As I already had the trailing arms off the car it was a bit of chew on getting the hub off and messing about in the press, but they were out eventually, the old man said it would have been a lot easier with them still on the car.

Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:10 pm

Thanks for the comments. I think I will just do it myself. I have to meddle with the handbrake shoes anyway for the MOT.

Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:26 pm

A trip to B&Q will help you, some M12 threaded bar, nuts and washers (the big flat ones) and a selection of large sockets... this little lot makes winding the drive flange back into the bearing so easy with zero chance of damaging the shiney new bearing, mine was a VTECH bearing form GSF, never heard of them myself so we will see how long it lasts.