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Car Forum / Audi Cars / August 2006AUDI 1997 A4 - Noisy bearing
Okay, so I know I have to fix the bearing otherwise my wheels might fly off. I took my car to an Audi dealer and they said it will cost about $700 to fix both sides. Is this about right? > Okay, so I know I have to fix the bearing otherwise my wheels might fly > off. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Is this about right? Front or rear? Noise is coming from rear. > Noise is coming from rear. I've just been given an estimate of 60 pounds sterling/ side for rear bearings on a 1999 A4 Avant, so I would say that even allowing for higher labour rates in the US, that $700 dollars was rather high. The man I spoke to gave an estimate of around 1 hour for the job/ side. Looking at the relevant maintenance manual, and assuming that I've identified the hub assembly correctly it looks a very straightforward job (on 1999 Avant - not sure about your model). The garage I approached was an independent, not a dealer. Hope this helps with your decision. > > Noise is coming from rear. > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Hope this helps with your decision. Quattro or non quattro? If it was quattro then the higher price is justified. > > Noise is coming from rear. > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Hope this helps with your decision. Quattro or non quattro? If it was quattro then the higher price is justified. > > > Noise is coming from rear. > > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Quattro or non quattro? If it was quattro then the higher price is > justified. I paid about £136 for a rear bearing on a 2000 A4 Quattro at an independent garage. Richard Yes, this is for A4 Quattro, BOTH sides in the rear. So US$700 is reasonable? > Yes, this is for A4 Quattro, BOTH sides in the rear. > > So US$700 is reasonable? I would say that the parts should be <150e + 3h work. If that comes up to 700$ then it is reasonable.  SignaturePetri Rehtonen > Yes, this is for A4 Quattro, BOTH sides in the rear. > > So US$700 is reasonable? At a stealer, yeah. ;) Do yourself a favor, find a good local independent shop, and take the car there. Their labor charges will be a lot less. I'd think you should be able to save about $200. A good place to get recommendations are the region-specific forums at audiworld.com. Signature-------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lugo dlugo@etherboy.com LC Unit #260 TINLC Have you hugged your firewall today? No spam, thanks. -------------------------------------------------------- Are you the police? . . . . No ma'am, we're sysadmins. > Okay, so I know I have to fix the bearing otherwise my wheels might fly > off. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Is this about right? Go on ebay> I got my bearigs there and it cost me $70 each with shipping included. The job took 3 hours total to install both rear bearings. Cost me $150 at the garage. Total costs = around $300 So $700 is way too much! profits23@hotmail.com: > Go on ebay> I got my bearigs there and it cost me $70 each with > shipping included. > The job took 3 hours total to install both rear bearings. Cost me $150 3 hours ;-o ... You had a nap for two hours, didn't you ? Thanks for your advices everyone !!! |
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