Lower Ball bearing

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hondaman@gmail.com - 27 Dec 2006 19:08 GMT

I have been hearing squeeky noises coming from the right side of car
and I took it to the mechanic. He said the lower ball bearing was bad.
When I push hard on the right side front fender i hear the squeeky
sound more. He said I should change both ball bearings. I drive about
80 miles a day.
My question are:

What does the ball bearings do?
How long more can I keep driving it before I fix it.
Is this a big job?
He wants $200 for the job? is that fair? its NYC.
whats the worst that can happen?
Is this a job I can do myself?

Thanks

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Elliot Richmond - 27 Dec 2006 20:45 GMT

>I have been hearing squeeky noises coming from the right side of car
>and I took it to the mechanic. He said the lower ball bearing was bad.
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>whats the worst that can happen?
>Is this a job I can do myself?

Hmmm...

I do not know what the lower ball bearings are. Could you have meant
lower ball JOINTS?

US$200 to replace both lower ball joints sounds like a good deal to me

If the ball joints fail catastrophically, you could lose control of
the car.

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/lowerballjoint/index.html

Various bushings can also make squeaky noises, such as upper control
arm bushings.

Hope some of this helps.

Elliot Richmond
Itinerant astronomy teacher

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Jim Yanik - 27 Dec 2006 22:31 GMT

>>I have been hearing squeeky noises coming from the right side of car
>>and I took it to the mechanic. He said the lower ball bearing was bad.
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> Elliot Richmond
> Itinerant astronomy teacher

could be squeeky (worn)shocks,too.

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