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Old 05-24-2016, 10:09 AM
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Very helpful feedback. I got the call from the shop this morning. It was indeed the right front wheel bearing. He quoted me $395 total in parts/labor to replace the bearing and an extra $140 if the hub is bad when he pulls it. He also confirmed he'd be using OEM parts as predicted by jdstrickland.

This sounded pretty reasonable compared to the shop quotes from Kristophe ($800) and Riggodeaux (~$500 w/ diagnosis) so I told him to go ahead. I did ask him if in the future when the next one goes if I could just bring him the old hub/bearing and new bearing as suggested by Kristophe. He didn't give me a quote but said they have no problems doing press work only.

I might consider getting the hydraulic press and HF bearing kit and doing the R&R next time - it'll probably just depend on how much time I have. It's usually not hard for me to justify a trip to Harbor Freight to buy some tools. Convincing the wife is a little trickier.

Thanks for the responses.
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