Steve_carr

Does an Orbis wheel bearing hub already contain the bearings? I tried asking the sales person at Europarts but he did not know the answer and he said from the picture it looks like it. Which is a little wishy washy as a reply to be honest. I know I can order the hub see if it does indeed contain the bearing, job done. But if it doesn't then its another couple of days for the bearing to arrive and basically I am an impatient person. http://www.eurocarparts.com/wheel-bearing-and-wheel-hub

When you think about it that's a £1000 ish for all four which is roughly a quarter of the price of the car.

I was in my local BMW dealership today for a diagnostic test to be carried out as my EML came on, turned out it was a false error thrown up claiming a problem with the air intake. While I was there I got a quote for replacing the wheel bearings and hub. They wanted £139 for the part and £100 labour. Not on your nelly am I forking out that much. My usual mechanic is getting the job and I'll purchase the parts myself to avoid that extra sting.

Thanks guys, I'll stick with them then.

Thanks Gav. That does sound the best option. PS £40 an hour? I'm in the wrong job ha ha

I'm a total novice when doing any DIY on my car so obviously niaive when sourcing new parts. I've bought a couple of items from Europarts and am quite happy with it all so far but is their anywhere to beat them on price and quality that I'm missing out on?

Aye I think you may well be right, it could end up an expensive repair job if I get it wrong. Thanks Greeney

I seen a video on YouTube showing it step by step and it looks handy enough as long as you already own all the tools. See that's what I was also trying to weigh up, that added expense of purchasing all the tools versus getting a mechanic to do it. Thanks for all your hard work and advice Andy, very much appreciated. I'm taking the car to the garage to get a diagnostic done on it as the engine management light has come on recently, so I will ask them how much they'll sting me to replace the hub and bearing. Or lend me their tool box ha ha

Hi, new to this forum so I'm hoping I'm doing this correctly. I've got a slight issue with my motor. When driving I get a medium pitch (kind of like tire noise) sound coming from the front passenger side. I'm 95% sure that it's a wheel bearing fault. The question I have is should I attempt to fix it myself as all I've done before is the usual servicing type stuff or pay a mechanic? And how much is a backyard mechanic gonna charge me in labour approximately? Cheers guys for any help you can throw my way