JayT
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Registered: 26th Jul 06
Location: Stoke On Trent
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just taken my car to my local garage to find out whether my bearings had gone on one of my rear wheels because iv had a whining/droning kind of sound while driving for a a few weeks now! anyway i left the car with them and returned around an hour later and they said that 3 different mechanics went out in it at different times and all said it was the passenger side rear wheel bearing that had gone but there was no play in the wheels at all which i cant undersatnd! they have said il need a new bearing, the quote they have gave me comes to around £70 with parts and labour charges excluding VAT, now im not sure whether thats a rip off or not but im convinced that that is fair steep to be honest!
sorry about the essay but what do you guys think and how much should i be paying?
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lee mitchell
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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£40- 50
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uppy
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Registered: 8th Nov 06
Location: Hampshire
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if its the back one jack it up and spin the wheel you will hear it that wont work on the front just because its noisey doesnt mean you will have play in it
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mattievRS
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: Leicester
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Do as uppy said and if you can identify the bearing thats knackered then d.i.y mate.Its easy enough!
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JayT
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Registered: 26th Jul 06
Location: Stoke On Trent
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i aren't very good on cars though and want someone that knows what they are doing to do it ideally!
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AuroraSport
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Norfolk Drives: Audi B5 S4 Avant
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seriously dude
buy a haynes manual and some tools and just do it. its a great feeling knowing you've done it yourself
[Edited on 21-11-2006 by AuroraSport]
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uppy
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Registered: 8th Nov 06
Location: Hampshire
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if your not confident then dont do it... you dont want to be driving down the motor way and have your wheel over take you
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