Cost of ball bearing on Toyota yaris?

random10

I left my car in for a service today. They rang me to tell me one of my ball bearings is gone, when I'm on motorway and go at any speed my car sounds like an aeroplane. He said when a ball bearing is going they get lose. Mine aren't at that stage yet so he can't tell which bearing it is. He said he'd replace both for 90 each so I said go ahead, 2 bearings is 180. However, later on in the day I got a call from the garage, he explained that normally a ball bearing costs 20-50 euro cost price so he said90 to me as an estimate to include service charges but he said that the 99 yaris has a special bearing where part of the wheel has to be replaced and costs 190 each, cost price i think. he was not in any way pushy and nearly encouraged me to leave it for a while so I might only have to replace one, does that cost sound right to ye?I have to ring him in the morning, Thanks a million

CiniO

random10 wrote: »

I left my car in for a service today. They rang me to tell me one of my ball bearings is gone, when I'm on motorway and go at any speed my car sounds like an aeroplane. He said when a ball bearing is going they get lose. Mine aren't at that stage yet so he can't tell which bearing it is. He said he'd replace both for 90 each so I said go ahead, 2 bearings is 180. However, later on in the day I got a call from the garage, he explained that normally a ball bearing costs 20-50 euro cost price so he said90 to me as an estimate to include service charges but he said that the 99 yaris has a special bearing where part of the wheel has to be replaced and costs 190 each, cost price i think. he was not in any way pushy and nearly encouraged me to leave it for a while so I might only have to replace one, does that cost sound right to ye?I have to ring him in the morning, Thanks a million

Is this on the front or back wheels?

random10

Back wheels as far as I know.

CiniO

random10 wrote: »

Back wheels as far as I know.

I'm guessing that hub and bearing makes a whole set, and must be replaced together.
That's why price is bigger.

Absolutely no point in changing both if only one is gone.

If it was good mechanic, he most likely should be able to find out which one is gone, even if they are not loose. The one which is gone makes very specific sound.

Nissan doctor

Tell you mechanic that a wheel bearing(not ball bearing) doesn't have to be loose to be worn.

If its that loud on the motorway then it needs replacement. It also means there should be no issue with finding which wheel is the culprit.

snowman707

no experience with the back but we had issues with front wheel bearings on a 00 yaris

my own indy replaced the bearing and the hub for about €190

about 12 months later the other side got noisy when my daughter was away from home on work experience , a garage recommended by her employer charged €155 for bearing and labour ( didn't change the hub)

dev100

surely jacking up the car and spinning the rear wheels by hand to touch and feel and hear which side is gone might tell you ?

Fishtits

If your mechanic can't be definitive in which wheel bearing is gone, I'd suggest you find a new one. Its a very basic job for a competent one.

kermitpwee

Ya the yaris bearing and hub come together, cant do the bearing on its own. 190 is a fair price but if he can't tell you what side then go to someone else as he hasn't a clue!

bazz26

You might need to change mechanics at the same time as changing the bearing.

random10

Thanks for the replies, I told him to leave it, I'll go back somewhere in a few weeks when a mechanic can be sure which wheel it is,don't want to throw 200 odd euro away for nothing