Hey guys,

Just wanted some advice. I have a 2002 4.4i with 180,000 miles on the clock. The guy I bought it off at 132k says it had a new transmission at about 100k miles.

Recently I have noticed a vibration -quite load- at low speed under throttle. The gears shift fine and it seems to go away at higher speed, but soft of pulling away from the lights 1-2-3 its a very noticeable vibration.

From reading all the many posts I saw some stuff about the center support shaft bearing and bushings. I saw the bearing is only $25 online, but wondered how difficult a job that is? Someone recommended a mobile mechanic to me who is cheap but wondered if that is a difficult job as I imaged it's hidden away?

Does anyone have any advise as to what the vibration likely is and if so what roughly the $ is gonna be on labor?

appreciate the help!