Recent Savings on Car Repair
A yer or two ago, Firestone told me that my bearings were going out. A second trip to Firestone yielded the same diagnosis, along with a refusal to perform an all-wheel-alignment on my vehicle. Since I purchased the lifetime all-wheel alignment package, they would have been doing this work for free. I believed them concerning the diagnosis, but did not have the $800 to get the job done.
Finally, I decided to take care of this problem. I am going to have my car for a while and I wanted to get new tires. I can’t get tires unless I can get an alignment, You get the picture.
Replacing the hub bearings is not something I have done before. I decided to see if someone had a video on YouTube detailing this procedure. What do you know? I found a video detailing the procedure on my exact car.
It took me about 6 hours, but it was worth it. First, I would have probably spent the day laying on the couch, so it was a productive day. After all was said and done, I spent $332.00 on the whole project, which also included replacing my front brakes and rotors (which were not in that $800 price mentioned above). I actually saved about $650.00.
My tires will be installed this coming Saturday. It’s not always financially feasible to do it yourself. Each instance needs to be examined to determine if taking the time to do it is worth it. I’d have to say that, in this case, it was worth it.