How long would it take most mechanically inclined people to change a wheel bearing and hub? Also, where can I buy a hub besides the dealer?

 

rear hub should be about a 15 minute job unless you get owned by the bearing race getting stuck on the spindle.

front bearings take a little more time since you need to remove the knuckle from the car and there is sure to be a few seized bolts. also, you need a press to do bearings. again, the race may (more then likely will) get stuck on the hub.

any auto parts store should be able to hook you up with both.

 

thanks for the info. My good friend owns a repair shop and he charges me $50/hr for labor and usually cost or close to cost on parts. The thing is I don't know if he's jacking me on the amount of hours.

For the bearing and hub he went by the book, actually he has this computer program that tells him how long the job should take a tech, and thats what he quotes me. So he quoted me 1.6 hours for the hub and bearing, plus parts.

He called acura for the hub, and a new hub is ~$150, and the bearing is ~$50, plus 1.6 hours x $50 per for labor, does this sound right? I could do it myself, but it would have to wait 2 more weeks until I'm free and I don't want to risk driving it around the way it is now. Watcha think?

 

If it's a front bearing 1.6hrs doesn't sound to bad.

 

thanks, I'm going to have his shop do it.