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Old 03-22-08, 02:24 PM
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Rear wheel bearings- Cost? Should I do it or pay someone?

Allllright, I just got my FC back from the shop with a new OMP and oil pressure sender. All is well and good, right? Guy told me I need new rear wheel bearings.

He said he'll charge $125 parts and $350 labor per side. Does this sound about right? How difficult is this job? Should I try to take it on by myself and spend only $300 for parts? or should I shell out $950 to get new bearings and have them installed?
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Originally Posted by MmSadda
Allllright, I just got my FC back from the shop with a new OMP and oil pressure sender. All is well and good, right? Guy told me I need new rear wheel bearings.

He said he'll charge $125 parts and $350 labor per side. Does this sound about right? How difficult is this job? Should I try to take it on by myself and spend only $300 for parts? or should I shell out $950 to get new bearings and have them installed?
That is a lot for parts, unless it was 125 for both sides. Labor is high I think too. 1 side shouldn't take more than 2 hours, thats 175/hr. There is a write-up on mazdatrix. It does help if you have a shop press.
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...pe=186&PTSet=A

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I think I paid 300 total for my rear wheel bearing replacement both sides.
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That's ******* ridiculous.

Take the hubs off yourself and have a machine shop press them in.

Expect to pay around $80 off eBay or from Autozone for two rear wheel bearings and two wheel seals.

The shop will press them in for $70 at the normal end or $30 at the cheap end per side.

$110>>>>>>$450
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i just paid 30.99 per bearing from autozone. so 65.00 in parts and it is a bit of a pain to do if you dont have a press. it would take about 3-4 hours to do.
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i just did mine and i just bought a used hubs off ebay for like $40 each. Then it took me about 45 min a side with an impact gun to pull them off and put them back on. so $80 for both sides thats alot better $950. and its so easy as long as you dont break any bolts
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