Lower Ball bearing

Dec 27, 2006 2 Replies
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I have been hearing squeeky noises coming from the right side of car and I took it to the mechanic. He said the lower ball bearing was bad. When I push hard on the right side front fender i hear the squeeky sound more. He said I should change both ball bearings. I drive about



80 miles a day. My question are:

What does the ball bearings do? How long more can I keep driving it before I fix it. Is this a big job? He wants $200 for the job? is that fair? its NYC. whats the worst that can happen? Is this a job I can do myself?



Thanks



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Hmmm...

I do not know what the lower ball bearings are. Could you have meant lower ball JOINTS?

US$200 to replace both lower ball joints sounds like a good deal to me

If the ball joints fail catastrophically, you could lose control of the car.

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Various bushings can also make squeaky noises, such as upper control arm bushings.

Hope some of this helps.

Elliot Richmond Itinerant astronomy teacher

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Elliot Richmond wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

could be squeeky (worn)shocks,too.

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