A4 Rear End humming noise
04-24-2005, 03:19 PM
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Re: A4 Rear End humming noise
Not bad, not cheap but not outrageous. The dealer wanted $1200 to do all
four on my car.
I said forget it and did it myself. I paid $120 for rear bearing and $270
for a hubtamer.
Now I have the tools on top of getting the job done for less than the
dealer.
The parts are $120, labor is four hours for 2 rear bearings, $300, 4 wheel
alignment =$80.
Local garage get about 75/hour so total is about right.
>>
> Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I
> did
> both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel
> alignment.
> Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
four on my car.
I said forget it and did it myself. I paid $120 for rear bearing and $270
for a hubtamer.
Now I have the tools on top of getting the job done for less than the
dealer.
The parts are $120, labor is four hours for 2 rear bearings, $300, 4 wheel
alignment =$80.
Local garage get about 75/hour so total is about right.
>>
> Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I
> did
> both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel
> alignment.
> Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
04-24-2005, 03:19 PM
#22
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Re: A4 Rear End humming noise
Not bad, not cheap but not outrageous. The dealer wanted $1200 to do all
four on my car.
I said forget it and did it myself. I paid $120 for rear bearing and $270
for a hubtamer.
Now I have the tools on top of getting the job done for less than the
dealer.
The parts are $120, labor is four hours for 2 rear bearings, $300, 4 wheel
alignment =$80.
Local garage get about 75/hour so total is about right.
>>
> Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I
> did
> both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel
> alignment.
> Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
four on my car.
I said forget it and did it myself. I paid $120 for rear bearing and $270
for a hubtamer.
Now I have the tools on top of getting the job done for less than the
dealer.
The parts are $120, labor is four hours for 2 rear bearings, $300, 4 wheel
alignment =$80.
Local garage get about 75/hour so total is about right.
>>
> Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I
> did
> both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel
> alignment.
> Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
04-24-2005, 07:59 PM
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Re: A4 Rear End humming noise
In article <MPG.1cd56cde8992b79298971f@news.bellatlantic.net> ,
Haywood <Haywood_Yablome@lycos.comm> wrote:
>>
>Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I did
>both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel alignment.
>Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
It was a bit under $300 for a local shop to do one of mine and a bit over
that for the dealer to do the other. (They didn't fail at the same time.)
--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
Haywood <Haywood_Yablome@lycos.comm> wrote:
>>
>Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I did
>both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel alignment.
>Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
It was a bit under $300 for a local shop to do one of mine and a bit over
that for the dealer to do the other. (They didn't fail at the same time.)
--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
04-24-2005, 07:59 PM
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Re: A4 Rear End humming noise
In article <MPG.1cd56cde8992b79298971f@news.bellatlantic.net> ,
Haywood <Haywood_Yablome@lycos.comm> wrote:
>>
>Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I did
>both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel alignment.
>Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
It was a bit under $300 for a local shop to do one of mine and a bit over
that for the dealer to do the other. (They didn't fail at the same time.)
--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
Haywood <Haywood_Yablome@lycos.comm> wrote:
>>
>Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I did
>both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel alignment.
>Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
It was a bit under $300 for a local shop to do one of mine and a bit over
that for the dealer to do the other. (They didn't fail at the same time.)
--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
04-24-2005, 07:59 PM
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Re: A4 Rear End humming noise
In article <MPG.1cd56cde8992b79298971f@news.bellatlantic.net> ,
Haywood <Haywood_Yablome@lycos.comm> wrote:
>>
>Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I did
>both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel alignment.
>Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
It was a bit under $300 for a local shop to do one of mine and a bit over
that for the dealer to do the other. (They didn't fail at the same time.)
--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
Haywood <Haywood_Yablome@lycos.comm> wrote:
>>
>Thanks for all the advice. I had a local mechanic do the job. Actually I did
>both sides. Why chance it? The bill was $509 including a 4 wheel alignment.
>Was that a fair price? Anyway, I'm happy that my A4 is quiet again.
It was a bit under $300 for a local shop to do one of mine and a bit over
that for the dealer to do the other. (They didn't fail at the same time.)
--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
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