[Shotimes] Front wheel bearing replacement

[Ian Fisher]

Timken bearings (SET 49 IIRC) are about $40 IIRC from
AZ. Standard labor to press a bearing is $50 per side.
I pay about $40 or less. (perks of spending too much
money with the same machine shop..yay)

Ian


--- Leigh Smith <leighsm@comcast.net> wrote:

> I'll bet you can get the bearings for less than
> $150.
> Not a lot of fun pulling the spindle, but not much
> different than doing
> struts.
> If you can do one, you can do the other, and save
> the labor.
> Not expensive to have it pressed on/off at a shop if
> you hand them the
> spindle.
> $75 vs $350.
> Lee
> 
> (Watch the abs sensor line)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Chase" <pbchase@gmail.com>
> To: "Sholist" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 6:34 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Front wheel bearing replacement
> 
> 
> > I was told by NTB that my RF wheel bearing and hub
> need to be replaced.
> They
> > quoted me 150 parts and 200 labor. I know I can
> get the part for about
> half
> > that, but how difficult a job is it to replace the
> bearing and hub? Any
> > special tools needed? Do I have to remove the
> whole spindle to get the
> > bearing pressed out?
> >  Thanks,
> >  Peter
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