Wheel bearing replacement COSTS WHAT????

[goodluck]

I’ll admit it, I was a kind of do it yourselfer when I had my older Mercedes but there’s not much I can do other than easy maintenance on my 2012 E 350 Sport (90,000 miles).

I had to get new tires which I bought from a tire store because the ones that were on it were noisy, mismatched and it was driving me crazy. The guy came and sat down with me and said the car needed new wheel bearings because they were loose and what I thought was road noise was actually the bearings. (I don’t have a lift or a floor jack so I can’t check it). Just for kicks I had him go ahead and do an estimate and fifteen minutes later he came back with an estimate of £1,850!!!!

I said thanks but no thanks and called the dealer just for kicks and got an estimate of £2300!!!!!!!

 

[ChrisHGTV]

I’ve just had my front wheel bearings adjusted for £40 by an indy specialist. Made a big difference.

 

[Petrol Pete]

Hello and welcome . If you are talking about te front wheels , the bearings are adjustable . You could DIY it in an hour or less.

Something like this.

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[zipdip]

Well with wheel bearings I was told a couple of years ago that if you go to the MB main dealer they will fit a new hub as it is cheaper to do that then renew,seemed strange to me but given the hourly rate they charge I suppose it could well be true.

 

[W1ghty]

I’ll admit it, I was a kind of do it yourselfer when I had my older Mercedes but there’s not much I can do other than easy maintenance on my 2012 E 350 Sport (90,000 miles).

I had to get new tires which I bought from a tire store because the ones that were on it were noisy, mismatched and it was driving me crazy. The guy came and sat down with me and said the car needed new wheel bearings because they were loose and what I thought was road noise was actually the bearings. (I don’t have a lift or a floor jack so I can’t check it). Just for kicks I had him go ahead and do an estimate and fifteen minutes later he came back with an estimate of £1,850!!!!

I said thanks but no thanks and called the dealer just for kicks and got an estimate of £2300!!!!!!!

You mean $ on those prices ? I take it you are still in the US ?

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Last hub I bought was around £185 , w211 took an hour to fit .

 

[MrGreedy]

As mentioned, deffo go to an independently specialist and see if it only need the front bearings adjusting. Might save you £1700+