RONAN Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Ok, wifey told me that my wagon is making some bad noises in the rear. I took it out for a spin and heard the same thing. I jacked the rear up and grabbed each wheel for looseness. Found the drivers-side to be wobbling badly. So I pulled the cotter pin and got a full turn and a half opn the castle-nut before it tightened. I torqued it to scooby specs and checked it again. There is still the slightest play in it still. Took it for a test drive and heard some noise and also it felt like the car dragged a little intermittedly. I`m suspecting that I lost a ball or 2. What do you think ??? Also, what is the going rate in cost to have this repaired if I do it myself, compared to having a garage do it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooziewhatsit Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I just had to do this in my car & my brother in laws car as well. I had the slightest amount of rocking on the hub. In my bro in laws car, going around a sharp right hand corner the bearing would go silent. Straighten out again and it was back to grinding. i think I got the new bearing + seals for a hair under $100. Figure a shop will charge about 2 hours worth, so add about another $140ish (here at least). My car went fine. on my brother in laws though... the ring nut behind the bearing was stuck. Had to take it to a shop and get them to break it loose with an impact wrench. Took it back home and finished it up on my time without any other problems. Took me around 3 hours the first time, and quicker the second time. Just depends on if you have the time/place/know how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONAN Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Thanxxx for the response. Your right with the "depends on if you have the time/place/" which I have neither at the moment. I took it to the local garage this morning and they gave me a out the door quote of $243. I have to bite the bullet this time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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