Hi,
I have had a used Accord for 6 months now. It has over 200,000 miles.
I took it for break change. Found out that the rotor cant be machined/surfaced coz its those ones which has the whole bolted arrangement.
Well it cost me 270$ to get it done, which included cost of 2 new rotors as they couldnt be machined any furhter.

I drove my car and its making this strange noise. Speed increase increases the sound. Mechanic said its wheel bearing problem, but it wasnt at all making this noise before I took it to him. just the breaks squeaking. And if its the bearing, why didnt he ask me to replace it while he was working on it.

Now he asks me to bring in the car again later and would have to spend some 130$ on it. Is that fair? I understand that the bearing can be reached by removing all the tyre, break and rotor assembly, so he should have done it then.

I am new here, but I do feel that its his fault and I shouldnt pay for any labor charges because he already had the whole thing opened. Is that fair?
And could it be the bearing thats suddenly started making the noise, hek I can even feel the vibration under my feet now.

Forgive my naivety in this regard.

 

Well the rotor is pressed with the hub. The process of taking it all apart to replace the rotor is probably what did in the wheel bearings. If you check out the DIY rotor replacement (Accord FAQ or search) you can see the process involved.

 

Thanks,

But is the problem caused because the bearings are old and worn out and the rotor change just pushed them to the end of their life OR brought out the problem.
Or is it that the bearing assembly could get damaged by rotor replacement??

Its a lot of noise, I am going to take it to the guy tomorrow. A lot of noise which suddenly came up. Could be that something is not in its right place.

Mannn, I have no tools and no space to look at these things. Student life!

P.S. Couldnt find the specific DIY you referred. Others dont say much about the bearings...

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1281812

^Here's the DIY you're looking for.

And for the record, I would be inclined to believe that the bearing got damaged during the rotor replacement process and you're being taken for a ride.

 

Eh I dunno, the process of removing the rotor is kinda hard core with the press and whatnot.

My feeling is that they were starting to get all tuckered out on their own and the rotor replacement just pushed them over the edge.