We took our 1996 ford aerostar van into the mechanic the other day and he said it needs new wheel bearings on the front left tire and something like the axle assembly done, he said the housing was cracked right open on both sides and they need to be replaced and he said all up it would cost $1200, seems like alot of money, I know its not a great explanation but if you no wat parts im talking about, do you think this price is right? Thanks
Parts should be around $400.00 and it is a pain to get all that mess off of a front wheel drive. I would just buy a newer vehicle before I spent 1200 on that particular vehicle. If you are mechanically inclined you can do this job yourself.
Seems an average cost. Driveshafts are not cheap and bearings have to be pressed into place. There would be a significant labour charge too.
The hub has bearings in it. If the bearing started to go bad and you keep driving on it. That in turn will damage the axle shaft. You have to replaced the front hub which come with new bearings, axle, axle seal, ect. Parts can be had for about 300 on the net. But taking it somewhere for about 1200 sound about right. If your mechanically inclined you could fix it yourself. Spending 1200 bucks on that van does not make sense to me.
