rear wheel bearing ..... I think

[Nick W]

as an update to this, took car to a very competent garage, they did my MOT etc, and a grease monkey had it up on the ramps, and seemed to be making a "mountain out of a molehill", the resulting  figure for this work was £234.90, will be glad to see the breakdown of charges

For a £50 part(retail price remember) and a couple of hours work that doesn't seem unreasonable to me.

[biggriffin]

Well £30 be for the bearing. Assume they fitted the correct one, as saloon and estate are different.

[Nick W]

Well £30 be for the bearing. Assume they fitted the correct one, as saloon and estate are different.

The unbranded one I fitted to my Estate 3(4?) years ago was £20 with a trade discount, but no garage is going to pass that price onto a customer.

[Doctor Gollum]

5 Series ones are £40-80 each... But that includes a new hub nut (fitted from outside) and the four bolts that hold the bearing on...

[Stargazer57N]

mine cost me £180 inc the bearing and that was mates rates, it's the VAT which is the killer.

[serek]

I don't do mate rates on this job
Fag wheel bearing supply and fit £120 Inc vat each

[Steve B]

I don't do mate rates on this job
Fag wheel bearing supply and fit £120 Inc vat each

When do you wanna do it ?   

[biggriffin]

I don't do mate rates on this job
Fag wheel bearing supply and fit £120 Inc vat each

When do you wanna do it ?   

Ring01480 700655 and book it in.

[peter the butcher]

ok, so had it done, what a cock up, first they billed me for extra hours, which I suppose may be fair enough, mine must have been a right barsteward, as when putting it all back, it was attacked with a hammer, and copious amounts of strength from 3 different people, trying to get a ball joint back in, the result was....... a broken ball joint, and car was kept in for another day, as it was fri @3pm, and they could not get one until sat morning.... £371 incl VAT, they dit NOT charge for the ball joint, just extra (again) labour 

and was going to get them to do a service and cam belt next month £1000 probably and something will go wrong, think I will get a push bike

[biggriffin]

ok, so had it done, what a cock up, first they billed me for extra hours, which I suppose may be fair enough, mine must have been a right barsteward, as when putting it all back, it was attacked with a hammer, and copious amounts of strength from 3 different people, trying to get a ball joint back in, the result was....... a broken ball joint, and car was kept in for another day, as it was fri @3pm, and they could not get one until sat morning.... £371 incl VAT, they dit NOT charge for the ball joint, just extra (again) labour 

and was going to get them to do a service and cam belt next month £1000 probably and something will go wrong, think I will get a push bike

Be cheaper, to drive to serek, have a day in hoof'land, then drive home, still be quids in me thinks.

[Doctor Gollum]

Certainly time to find a new garage...

Cambelt and full service will be £450 tops...

[Nick W]

You need to find a better garage.


I've done three wheel bearings, in the street, in about two hours(each)without ever using a hammer or undoing the balljoint. You should be aware that you car should have an alignment check as they will have altered the rear camber and toe settings.


This is not a difficult job, despite Vauxhall's efforts to make it so.

[Lazydocker]

Find another garage. Even if you ignore the fact that they have made an awkward job seem near impossible they then charged you labour to replace something they broke?

[peter the butcher]

You need to find a better garage.


I've done three wheel bearings, in the street, in about two hours(each)without ever using a hammer or undoing the balljoint. You should be aware that you car should have an alignment check as they will have altered the rear camber and toe settings.


This is not a difficult job, despite Vauxhall's efforts to make it so.

I am going to get alignment done next week. It drives fine now, beeter than before, obviously, BUT was coming back from Durham last night on th A1M, and gradually increased speed on a deserted motorway, vibrations started at 88, and backed of at a ton 10

[Stargazer57N]

must have been a right barsteward, as when putting it all back, it was attacked with a hammer, and copious amounts of strength from 3 different people,

Hitting a bearing in with a hammer is never a good idea as it can damage the internals of the bearing. Keep your receipt some where safe just incase it fails in the near future.