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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ ? cost for installing rear bearings

Posted by: Rleog Apr 20 2010, 06:37 PM

I bring you the trailing arms, old bearings removed, bearing housing cleaned and ask you to press in the new bearings, which I've supplied.

How long might it take, and what might it cost?

Posted by: Dr Evil Apr 20 2010, 07:05 PM

You could do it yourself with some all-thread, washers and a wrench. But for what you are asking, I would do it for free. No real work involved with the pressing

Posted by: jd74914 Apr 20 2010, 07:22 PM

Bob, if that's all you need you could probably drive down to your local garage and have them do it. It should be free or close to it since pressing in 2 bearings takes less than 30 seconds.

Posted by: Rleog Apr 20 2010, 07:40 PM

I don't mind paying for professional work and I value establishing working relationships, so I'm not looking to nickel and dime anyone with this post. So, here goes...

Guy says he'll get to it between jobs. Two hours later he calls and says come back with the stub axels and he'll pull them into the hubs also. I get there and talk with him around his bench while he uses a drill, nut and washer to pull the stubs into the hubs....maybe 20 minutes.

All finished......he says that's two hours....$180.

I'm dumbfounded. I'm naive. I'm just plain dumb. I didn't ask for a price beforehand. No way did I expect to get hit like this.

True story. No exaggeration.

Wish I lived closer to Manchester CT where I know there are a group of honest people who enjoy working on these cars. I'm also sure there are others much closer.

Posted by: Racer Chris Apr 20 2010, 07:43 PM

It might take you two hours to get to a shop that will help you while you wait. They might take a half hour and it might cost $40-50, more or less...
unless you see something else there that strikes your fancy.

Edit: Ok, maybe an hour tops - $80, and no more.

Posted by: SLITS Apr 20 2010, 07:52 PM

Shop rate is in line. Maybe he used a flat rate time (if it still exists). You got professional service at a professional price.

Posted by: McMark Apr 20 2010, 09:39 PM

Unless your stub axle is stuck. Then it's a PITA!

Posted by: Rico Suave Apr 20 2010, 10:06 PM

It's DIY job.....throw them in the freezer overnight. Any idjut can do it....and there are a lot on this site that can talk ya thru it....

Posted by: charliew Apr 22 2010, 01:49 PM

There might also be the possibility he knew you would croak and thought at least he could help you get the bulk of it done and do it while you waited. Oorrr he needed a little beer money and had a little free time and you just happened along. Also he had the tools and showed you how to do it. You might consider it a fair deal, but I'm like you I would kinda have wished I had called first but he may have just said 90.00 a hour also, 180.00 if you watch.

Posted by: yeahmag Apr 22 2010, 02:57 PM

Yup... Beat the old ones out anyway you can. New bearings in the freezer, clean bores in trailing arms and apply a *light* coating of antiseaze, heat bore up with torch, drop bearings in... You can use the shell of the old bearings and a hammer to help seat the new ones.

Stub axle is just as easy. Push it in by hand, flip the castellated nut around so the castellated end enters the bearing and grabs the threads. Pull the stub axle through that way until you can flip it back around and use a washer and the nut the "right way round". Impact guns make short work of this part.

Posted by: ellisor3 Apr 22 2010, 03:05 PM

"All finished......he says that's two hours....$180."

You went to the wrong place. That was the Tiger Woods Garage. I will bet he packed you bearings too.

Posted by: underthetire Apr 22 2010, 03:20 PM

Think it was 2 hours to do the whole job on the car when I did them. I would have dropped my jaw if someone told me thats what i owed them for that.