Simon,
The extent of wear on the bearing surfaces will , of course, dictate
how succesful just a bearing change will be. If it is not too bad
then I would certainly go that route. You may find that only one side
is a problem. The ones I have seen go bad have always been the curb
side of the car (more sh!t on that side of the road). The 2000 pound
price tag surprises me a little. When I priced a new rear axle tube
the price was a reasonable $1200 Canadian.
John
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Simon Fryer <fryers@r...> wrote:
> All,
>
> Thank you for the replies.
>
> > A while ago John tapped:
>
> > hi Simon, my dealer told me the price of the bearings, which
wasn't too bad, but he
> > seemed concerned that I may have worn surfaces and that it
probably wasn't worth
> > repairing..
> >
> > I guess that is pretty normal dealer advice..
>
> I was talking to the dealer today and they were quite helpful. Parts
were not
> too bad. I had them try and quote for fitting as well. Their timings
for the
> work is about 4 hours per side, giving a labour bill of just over
500 pounds
> for both.
>
> They warned me that it is quite possible I would have worn surfaces.
Costs are
> in the order of 2000 pounds for replacement parts before they would
be able
> to get the car off the hoist.
>
> The dealer did say that they were able to realign and set the
suspension for
> me providing I get it roughly correct to begin with.
>
> > In the end I got a second hand axle for £15 and fitted that
myself.. It took a few hours
> > but wasn't really a bad job..
>
> I have thought about this. Worst case, this is a valid option. The
downside is
> that I could have the same problems again in 6 months time. I would
also
> like to be able to fit the grease nipples Mike is so fond of.
>
> Simon
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