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Rleog |
Apr 20 2010, 06:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 608 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Middleton, MA Member No.: 1,239 Region Association: North East States |
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? |
Dr Evil |
Apr 20 2010, 07:05 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,002 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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jd74914 |
Apr 20 2010, 07:22 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
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.
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Rleog |
Apr 20 2010, 07:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 608 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Middleton, MA Member No.: 1,239 Region Association: North East States |
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. |
ChrisFoley |
Apr 20 2010, 07:43 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Edit: Ok, maybe an hour tops - $80, and no more. |
SLITS |
Apr 20 2010, 07:52 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Shop rate is in line. Maybe he used a flat rate time (if it still exists). You got professional service at a professional price.
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McMark |
Apr 20 2010, 09:39 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Unless your stub axle is stuck. Then it's a PITA!
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Joe Bob |
Apr 20 2010, 10:06 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
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....
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charliew |
Apr 22 2010, 01:49 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
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.
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yeahmag |
Apr 22 2010, 02:57 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,422 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California |
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. |
ellisor3 |
Apr 22 2010, 03:05 PM
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HPWhore Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 23-October 08 From: Fleming Island, Florida Member No.: 9,683 Region Association: South East States |
"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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
underthetire |
Apr 22 2010, 03:20 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
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.
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