Replacing wheel bearing - Cost?

blacksta

Hi

Can somebody give me a rough idea of cost of replacing wheel bearings on the two back wheels for Nissan Micra 1.2 auto 53 reg

Cheers

Hammyman

Should have change out of £180.

blacksta

Hammyman wrote: »

Should have change out of £180.

Are you a mind reader - I have just been charged 175 + vat - which i thought was on the high side - Is changing the wheel bearing of a car that hard ( i wont have been able to do it my self)

gilbert_and_sullivan

Be glad you don't have a Yaris of similar vintage, bearings not replaceable, complete hubs @ £225 a side for genuine, about £160 a side for pattern, plus fitting.

blacksta

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

Be glad you don't have a Yaris of similar vintage, bearings not replaceable, complete hubs @ £225 a side for genuine, about £160 a side for pattern, plus fitting.

Wow - did plan to buy a yaris - i would have screamed blue murder

gilbert_and_sullivan

blacksta wrote: »

Wow - did plan to buy a yaris - i would have screamed blue murder

I don't suppose it's high on the list of selling points when the sales bod is waxing lyrical..;)

Just another step into the age of the disposable car.

jase1

Perhaps less likely to fail in the first place though?

(Not a statement, just a suggestion).

Hammyman

blacksta wrote: »

Are you a mind reader - I have just been charged 175 + vat - which i thought was on the high side - Is changing the wheel bearing of a car that hard ( i wont have been able to do it my self)

Not really for a mechanic. Its no more than an hour a side.

Hammyman

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

Be glad you don't have a Yaris of similar vintage, bearings not replaceable, complete hubs @ £225 a side for genuine, about £160 a side for pattern, plus fitting.

See if there is an owners club. For my wife's Mitsi FTO they are £440 from Mitsi, £250 for pattern or £85 via the owners club.

YorksClare

Funny - I just had to ask someone to quote me for that job on the front of my Renault Clio today!

Only one side has gone, but it is best to replace both. I bought the parts, about £36 from GSF, but looked in the manual and it is a four out of five spanners difficulty rating, possibly needing a specialist tool. So I decided it was too difficult for me, and a local garage in Leeds said they'd fit them for me on Friday for £120, which includes VAT.

Not bad, eh? If anyone else needs them, they are Bankside Garage, and they are just off Kirkstall Road.

blacksta

Just to update you guys on the make up of the £175

labour was £86

parts was £30.26 x 2 ( I have noticed that Micra parts are quite expensive)

vat was £29.30

total was £175.82.


I guess the above seems reasonable and also car drive well since the wheel bearing changes (so i should save on fuel)