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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 21:14:38 GMT
From: "Harry Davis" <harryedavisnopsamediaone.net>
Subject: Re: Read wheel bearing replacement on '84 900S


Notify your state's attorney general of the unauthorized repair done by the garage. It could cost them a fine or you might get more refund. "Scott I. Remick" <scottnopsamuteralt.com> wrote in message news:MPG.13e922124b91f6789896a6nopsam.onemain.com... > I'm not sure anything else will be done at this point, but I would like > to get the real scoop here. > > My 1984 SAAB 900S started making a humming sound that was clearly coming > from the rear, which gradually was getting louder over time. I noticed > that when I was making a left turn, the sound would almost go away. > Jacking up the rear, I found that the left rear wheel would seem to make > a slight noise when hand-spun (although it's hard to hear at low RPMs). > > My first thought was bearings, even with my minimal experience. Other > people agreed with me. And when I brought it to a shop and described the > symptoms (without mentioning bearings), that was their thought too. This > was a local place (not the SAAB dealership I like to go to over an hour > away) and I just wanted to know what was up. I asked them how much > bearings were and they couldn't answer me at that point and wanted to > hoist it up first and take a look. Fine. I just wanted to know what was > up, and figured they could handle that much. > > I brought it in the next morning and left it there. Near the end of the > day, having not heard from them yet, I called to inquire as to what they > found. Only to discover that they had already replaced the bearing, > which turned out to be a $255 part, as they "can't get just the > bearings... it comes as a whole hub assembly." > > Obviously, I was upset that I hadn't been called first (this is an old > car and I would have liked to weigh my options before sinking that kind > of money into it). I bitched and moaned and got 25% off the part (the > labor was 1/2 hour). Which helped, but I was still upset. > > My uncle works at Maynards and I often hit him up for parts at cost. I > inquired and heard back from him on a price: both bearings a la carte (I > guess there are two?) and a seal for about $14 total. > > Another guy I talked to was also surprised, as he didn't think that the > rear bearings were "pressed" bearings (so they should be easily replaced > by themselves), and even if they were pressed, they should have the > equipment to handle that. He also said that despite the age, the hub > itself should be fine, so no harm in keeping the old hub and replacing > just the bearings. > > I also placed a call to the SAAB Dealership, who told me that indeed the > bearings WERE only available as a whole hub assembly and to not buy them > new, but get them from a junkyard due to their price. > > So I'm getting all this conflicting information and I'm confused. Can > someone here give me the real deal? Are the rear bearings "pressed", > "sealed", or what? Can you replace just the bearings or not? Should I > leave it as is, or take it back and have them do just the bearings > (seeing how I can get them even though they can't)? Advice please... > thanks! > > ----------------------- > Scott I. Remick scottnopsamuteralt.com > Network and Information (802)388-7545 ext. 236 > Systems Manager FAX:(802)388-3697 > Computer Alternatives, Inc. http://www.computeralt.com

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