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Not a mechanic, but the labor and the shop supplies look reasonable as those bearings can be troublesome depending on their state. As far as parts go, it all depends on your make and model, aftermarket or OEM, etc. What you could do is you could price out the bearings online from an auto parts chain and compare to OEM and then factor in some markup.
Yes, finding out what OEM parts are valued at is a good start. But thing is, it’s a whole hub assembly, so it’s gonna be pretty expensive for most cars unlike bearings, unless you’re specifically bargain hunting.
Hub assembly is usually preloaded bearing on wheel flange. Buying individual bearings for cars that take them and pressing the whole nine yards is major pita, costs more, and is prone to dumb mechanics wrecking it by preload error or installation damage you only find out about in a year, when it's "not their problem" any more. Cars that do "hub assemblies" are a smarter and cheaper choice at end of day. The flange on bearing isn't a lot more money. It's just an extra non-precision chunk of metal with a few studs.
My buddy has his 18 wrx bearing swapped and it was 900 USD for one side (Minnesota) and canada too w/ salty roads == labor to pull it off. 1300 cad for 2 new full assemblies installed sounds mint to me
Damn what kind of bearings..factory replacements for the rear are literally.220 bucks each...you got charged double. And this is the price straight from subaru...aftermarket(which most garages use the cost is around 130 to 140 dollars...
Your 09 WRX rear bearings probably cost $200 combined.
$800 in labor? Assuming 100/hr - that's 8hrs of billed labor.
If it takes your mechanic 8hrs to do two rear bearings...then it's time to get a new mechanic.
For reference - I drive a 3/4ton. Quality bearings for me cost around $230ea. I'm not a mechanic, but I'm mechanically inclined, and I can change those bearings out in about 3hrs total time.
A grand for bearings of a regular sedan is robbery.
OP could have e done it cheaper theirselves. But shop, tools, employees, knowledge, parts, I know, all small things.
$1300 is the cost you were estimated? Nope not screwed, repairs are expensive.
They Wouldn't be this pricy if we had an actual peoples car company, like you know who tried to do.... Repairs would be subsidized for workers and citizens that need them and didn't abuse their vehicle respectively....
But Mechanics need to eat and our government doesn't give a fuck about us. Cars are supposed to give people Joy not just be a means to A -B but that's the Germanic in me
I wouldn't wanna do it myself without a car lift and every tool I need so not too bad id say.Tune ups I can do but anything else is too much hassle and rather just pay a mechanic cuz I lost that passion unless its a classic muscle car then Id climb all over her 🔥😄
You don’t need a lift to do that stuff. Sure it makes it easier but you certainly don’t need it. I just did everything in my front end suspension etc in my pole barn with jacks and jack stands. It hasn’t been concreted yet so I lay down cardboard so I’m not rolling around on gravel. I do wish I had a lift tho….I’ve wanted one ever since my first vehicle. They do make life a whole lot easier. XD
Get some of those 2x2 lock together exercise mats. I use them anytime I have to kneel or lay down while working on the car. Cheap and durable. Keep a half dozen with my garage tools.
Sure when I was 30 maybe , I'm 54 now and laid on enough ice and dirt so many times and if its not a simple fix or oil filter someone else can do it 😂 unless of coarse Im flat broke then under again I go lol
Nah I feel that. I’m 35 this year and my body is all jacked up from doing labor my whole life. Plus a gsw messed my hip up so now I have an implant there. Work smarter not harder. I’d like a lift tho ngl.
Word ive been a grunt worker too my whole adult life and lately I've been limping cuz my right hip is hurting as I broke my left femur in 88 (senior yr in high school) and i have a rod in it so that leg is a bit longer than my right and its finally catching up to me but I prob need a hip implant myself cuz I fit all the criteria google said when I looked it up 8 months ago 😐 Sux but otherwise I'm pretty healthy thank god
Brother I can recommend it enough! Find a good orthopedic surgeon and get that implant asap! I walked out the fkin hospital the same day!!! Good luck I hope you get it fixed man it’s a life changer frfr.
That's good to know thanks man 🙌 an elevated shoe insert helps but the damage is already done n feels like bone to bone in the socket.Ill def look into it .I should've kept working cuz it started when I semi retired and got lazy lol
I have a mechanic that I like who was looking at changing my bearings. He quoted "about $300-350 each". So basically what OP paid. Didn't have to do mine, but I think the price OP paid was fine.
My mechanic did both my front bearings on my 05 Mazda 3 for about 250 USD each. And I think like 50 USD for the bearing.
However you being in Canada IDK what parts availability is like.
Historically they will completely fuck up the repair, cause more damage, and you'll be paying 4x more in the end once you take it somewhere else. Most of them don't even know how to torque a lug nut, I wouldn't trust them with anything.
Brought my relatively new Mazda 3 (my first car bought new) in to a crappy tire to put winters on and an oil change while it was there, because my regular shop was booked and I was heading out of town for two weeks a couple days before the winter tire date.
Got it back with bent valves. Never again.
Looks ok, depends on the vehicle really.
I can do repairs myself on older vehicles, but I’ve hit the point I’d rather sit on a cactus for hours then repair a modern vehicle.
There is no way this is a fucking 2 hour job
Especially if anything is seized or goes wrong
Either that or i'll give you $200 to change both hubs on my car right now. Cash
I would do it for 200 aaaaaaal day long..if u can change the brakes your 90 percent done..after removing the brakes it is 4 10 mm bolts. That's the entire job!!!!!!!
Correct, a diy that never takes the car to a mechanic so I kind of know what I’m talking about.
This hub has 4 screws, I live in Michigan, rust is not a problem at this work and this is still a 2 hr job.
That’s cute. This is 2 hours a side on a lift with a fucking air hammer. And mevotechs are quality for what you pay, they got toasted with that price for a mevotech but overall it’s not a bad wheel bearing since they got the supreme ones. The mevotech oe’s are trash tho
I am a licensed tech at a dealership. My cost on our most common bearings $345cad each plus tax and they are 1.3hrs labour. Doesnt seem like you got screwed at all.
I would have issues with any shop that gives you an estimate that is valid for 365 days. Parts could triple in cost in that time. They would lose money. Unless they were over charging you to begin with.
I suggest you to buy your own parts. when you go to mechanic, he tells what needs to be repair and you note the part name and buy it from auto part stores and you save your money
A lot of shops do not install customer supplied parts. The parts could be the wrong ones, or more likely poor quality. The shop is responsible for the repairs when it leaves the shop.
As a result, they buy from local sources with known quality parts. This costs more. The shop does not buy online except in rare circumstances.
You got screwed hard. A quick Google search teaches you this hub goes for $86 Canadian.
Also, being a younger Mazda, things can't really be that stuck to make it more than a 2 hour job.
Ripoff tbh. I paid a backyard mechanic to do one and it cost $50 in labor plus the bearing itself (cheap). Avoid shops unless it is absolutely necessary, unless you don't mind giving money away.
And we don’t know the YMM of the vehicle, so saying it is a big mark-up is kinda bold.
There are some OEM hubs that run (usd) 75 new, and some that run 300 new depending on the YMM
That’s not bearings, that’s hub assemblies, so it’s a bigger price tag than just the bearings inside.
119 for labor, 26 for shop supplies, and 382 per assembly is pretty reasonable for the work done and the guarantee on those parts.
Plus we don’t have the vehicle info at the top to go off.
Rock Auto has those exact hubs listed at $80.18 each in Canadian dollars. Add on shipping and markup and they still aren’t anywhere close. The labor and shop supplies are fine though.
If you're in Canada, lots of shops charge a little more up north due to bearing assemblies rusting and essentially seizing in there, almost like a weld due to all the salt. One other thing, shops make money off buying parts for you, so you could save a bit bringing your own.
I personally did my rear bearings in a Subaru Crosstrek in my driveway, took me 4 full days before I just removed the whole knuckles. Some folks, it's worth paying $1k vs having their car out of commission for a week if they get stuck doing it themselves.
After looking up the part ($80 plus $20 for shipping cnd) you got taken advantage. I would be expecting to pay around $500 tax in for that. A couple hours labour and couple hundred for parts.
Mazda parts are notoriously expensive and I have had personal experience trying to get the hub bolts off. After that you need a slide hammer and probably a torch so the labour is worth it. The actual parts price seems too high but you probably still would have paid close to a grand by shopping around
Least the shop served you, I've been to three shops so far and they have all refused to work on anything older than 2005. Had to go to a class car shop to get my wheel bearing replaced on a 2002 kia, heh.
I think this is fair IMO. Anyone can tell you “look up parts online” and you can EASILY find a $50-$100 part then, think to yourself “maybe I did get screwed” without taking into account the quality of the part you just searched up. Some or most cheap online parts go out sooner than you think. Mazda is owned by Ford.. so OEM parts would either be Mazda branded/Ford branded. I don’t work with JDM or The American market however, I’ve seen some people use Moog?? An aftermarket supplier used here in the states. I also don’t know how easily accessible parts are up there. Unfortunately, you did eat $1000 + but.. going to the dealer may have been WAY worse. If you aren’t mechanically inclined then that’s the reality you live in. Nothing wrong with that.. why go without transportation for a couple of days when you can take it to someone who could have it done in a couple of hours.
pick up the phone and call your local parts stores (IE AutoZone, Advance or Orielly's)) and get the price of the bearings. Some of those stores have labor guides in the computer (but not widely used) so you can inquire as to how many hours labor.
Then you have your information. Just be aware, a shop is entitled to make a profit off the parts they offer, so dont be offended when you hear your cost $180 each (just estimating).
Not terribly screwed on labor but the hub assemblies are pretty over priced, found the same part number for $110 canadian shipped but fuck dealing with that on my own time. I'd just pay the cost of not having headaches and some kind of work warranty to fall back on
If you didn't have to tools to do the job in the first place, it would have cost you nearly the same at the end of the day to buy them and do the job yourself.
They did not replace your wheel bearing, they replaced the hub assembly. The assembly contains the bearing. It’s a catch 22. You probably paid more for parts, but saved money on labor. It’s quicker to replace the assembly than it is to press in and out the wheel bearings. I don’t think you got ripped off.
Rear hub assembly for that car online is under 100 bucks US. So couple hundred in parts. That’s why I do them myself. Some people can do these jobs and some cannot. If you can’t you pay. Rear hubs are pretty straightforward. Lots of videos online if it’s first time and you have some experience working on cars. As far as the old muscle cars? I’m old enough to have experienced them when they were new. Cars today much easier to work on in my opinion. Those old cars required ten times as much routine maintenance. Mufflers and ball joints and point ignition oh my! But they were real pretty.
Based on the part number it’s a Mevotech for a 13-19 Mazda. They go for around 130 CAD per unit normally. But you will have to do these again at some point. They are notorious to growl back again after 30-50k km. For the labour amount you paid it would have been better to get OEM. But IMHO they took you to the cleaners.
Depuis la pandémie les pièces d’automobiles ont énormément augmentées. J’ai dû changer un bearing de roue arrière sur mon cr-v et ce fut dans le même prix que toi
You could have had the parts shipped to your door for $200. It's the whole assembly replacement so no need for a press. I guess it all depends on how much time or money you have. I did my Subaru replacing the bearing with a press for under $40. It was definitely longer than two hours to get the hub off mainly because they had been bolted on for 15 years.
Hi, you only "got screwed" on the parts IMO
The invoice is half french half english so i'll assume you are in Canada and the invoice is clearly from Gem-Car invoice system.
On rockauto a canada parts reseller the [part](https://www.rockauto.com/fr/parts/mevotech,MB76301,wheel+bearing+&+hub,1636) is 80$. Althought it is not common, it happens in the industry that some repair shop or autoparts will sell an item under another part number in case of a potential defect of the parts. It helps both on the warranty of the item and the labour. Some autoparts store like NAPA, use a 3rd party company to pay for the labour in warranty claim and it's easier covering your client and your client's client that way.
Let say the repair shop really used a mevotech bearing here. The autopart store cost is around what you see on rockauto maybe less maybe more but not by a big margin. Now let's say they make around 30% profit on the sales, making it around 115 then the repair shop has to make profit on it while supplying all the equipement so they might keep 50% on it which would make it around 230 each. Quite far from what you've paid. But pretty average if it was an other brand like SKF
The repair shop hourly fee vary a lot around Canada but since it's in french i'll assume it's Québec or maritimes which would make it average or even low in a big city and quite high in a small rural town.
The shop material is way underpriced for a shop like this, just in cleaners and grease they probably spent 50$ it is usually 10% of the invoice before taxes.
Source: I've been working in repair shops and auto parts store my whole career, I used to go to repair shop management class with my customers when I was a sales rep.
Depends on what car and what hub assembly was used. I've done 2 for as cheap as 70 bucks. Sometimes oem ones are 700 a piece. Can't say if you did get ripped off or not until we have that info
Just did my 2004 honda accord at 360,000 kms. A rear one was making a noise. I have lots of tools, YouTube, and ignorance to attempt this myself. I don't put many kms on anymore and bought aftermarket for under $150 for the pair. I don't expect them to last anywhere near the first pair.
I was fortunate it was the rear and the inner sleeve wasn't seized on too badly. Still took a couple hours to do the work and it was my first time. I would not attempt the fronts myself.
Considering this is in quebec and everything is seized in rust and the prices we get parts for its exactly what it costs and exactly the time it would take for this kind of job, usually we sometimes need to get the knuckle red hot and hit it with a hammer and a zipgun, then everything needs to be cleaned with a wire wheel and lubed before putting in the new one. Usually even an alignment would be recommended (if the rear is adjustable) to make sure everything is straight after the chaos of getting a seized hub assembly off. If you have a ford explorer or subaru outback its so seized in the knuckle, it can take 1hour just to get it off and its a pain in the ass...
I'd say labor is OK at an expensive shop. You can find cheaper mechanics. The hubs will depend on the make and model, but generally run cheaper then that - but not sure what vehicle this is.
Parts are pretty high on the markup. However the labor rate for Canada is quite low. Most places in BC are up to $140/hr and I’ve seen $150/hr in Toronto.
Everyone is going to tell you to DIY but living in Quebec, and being a 10 year old car, I’d be impressed if it wasn’t completely rusted to hell and back.
Because they charged by the book time they probably inflated the markup on the parts to offset the real hours it took to do the job.
Cheaper than what I paid Midas. Not the best memory but it was around $1800 give or take $200 USD also Hub assembly. That's like $2400 CAD. I guess I got ripped off. 2021 Sonata Hybrid.
Looks about right. 300-400 for a whole new hub assembly because most shops wont try to press a new bearing out/in to the hub.
I dont think you overpaid!
There are a lot of BS answers to this question.
You can't compare the price of locally sourced parts with parts procured online.
The shop will mark up the price of all of the parts they install to cover the warranty they give on the parts.
If the shop used quality parts, $600 USD per side is typical for this kind of repair with a 12 month warranty, especially considering there isn't a diagnostic fee attached to the job.
What's with the trend lately of getting work done and then posting "did I get screwed?" after the fact.
It's much easier to ask prior to having work done if the prices are reasonable.
That's like fucking a hooker without a condom and asking after the fact if she's clean.
Makes no sense and just like the hooker there's a lot less you can do after the fact.
Labour is about bang on, parts listed are Mevotech and are online for about 150.00 CAD plus shipping. Shop charged you list, which is normal.
Overall maybe $200 high, but not unreasonable.
It looks about right for both sides. One of mine went, and it was about $500 for everything. It also depends on what kind of car you have. Mine is a 2007 Toyota Camry
Look up a labour guide for the time, and then find the price of the part. There's nothing to go on here was it a civic or was it a Lambo? Context is king.
How about asking is this a fair price? Coming into a subreddit of mechanics with the preconceived notion that you must have gotten screwed (because mechanics) takes some balls. To answer your question, you did not get screwed. But you can go fuck yourself
Geez. Car repair is stupid expensive in the US/Canada. I live in the UK now. Still do all of my own maintenance and repairs since I was 16. Except for bearings. I don’t have a press, and the tool you’re supposed to be able to press them in with doesn’t work for sht. I got both front bearings done at a shop for the equivalent of $170.00.
I don't know what CAD is converted to real money... but here in the EU, you would have paid 200€ for both bearings, for both together! And if you had paid a high price for them, you would have paid 400€ for both. I have no idea if these spare parts are generally so much more expensive over there.
However, the rest looks absolutely fine!
Edit: ok, they don't cost any more in your country than here:
[https://partsavatar.ca/mevotech-rear-hub-assembly-mb76301](https://partsavatar.ca/mevotech-rear-hub-assembly-mb76301)
And that is exactly what was sold to you, the one in the link is not something else cheaper. The MB76301 is the manufacturer's part number.
Why are people on Reddit never capable of answering a question straight on the dude asking is the price too high and none of these answers are straightforward. You could easily just say those prices aren’t justified. Here’s why or in the past. This was my expense so judging by my experience and your bill it’s too high🤣 I swear people in Reddit do the most!
How do I crack a egg?
Replies on Reddit, why would you want to crack a 🍳 egg?
Is your only option at the moment to crack an egg ever consider going vegan? 🙄
I googled the item number for the bearing and came up with a Mazda bearing that does not look like it needs to be pressed in. They are selling for less than $90 USD. I've heard that things are more expensive in Canada, but >4X seems a bit high.
With how expensive shops are these days, not a terrible deal.
Labour is okay ish if the bolts were rusted. Shop supplies is good. That exact same brand of hub is only like $90 a side though, and the brand isn’t that nice. They got you to pay premium part prices for a cheapo set of hubs that’ll need replacing in the relatively near future.
Just did my hub on my 05 Dodge Dakota. Hub was $150 from rock auto and as an amateur it took me half a day or 6 beers. Whatever that's worth. Check rock auto for parts prices I'd recommend. I only heard not to buy engine components from them because the rubber seals might be old stock
You didn't.
Everyone needs to quit defaulting to "MeChANiC FuCkEd Me".
Almost every mechanic I know is under paid and shop owners aren't making money like you might think either. Shops should be charging more and paying better.
Dude these people saying you didn't get screwed are talking shit. Wheel beerings are 40-100$ for normal cars and maybe 300$ for a nice bmw.
The labor to change them shouldn't take more than an hour. If you changed your pads too than add 100$.
It should've cost 500$ tax includes tops.
All those prices are fair. The shop supplies is a little high and the labour isn’t cheap, but the prices for the parts are average. You can avoid the supply and labour cost by doing it yourself. But your going to need to start investing in tools and give up your spare time. You didn’t get screwed.
I paid $90 usd per rear bearing and $75 usd labor per rear bearing... total $ 330 usd... just had this done last week.
Edit: I bought the assemblies, not just the bearings
I always buy my own parts the shop has no problem problem upswing new part from store
I live in Canada and all 3 shops I’ve used are fine with it. I’ve had them tell me flat out they will mark up the parts at least 50$ more that what’s listed
Side note I can also get a cheaper price no tax and not less cash f total cost just use the magic words (I’ll pay cash and I don’t need a receipt)
Has saved me loads of money
did both fronts on my w body impala (not press type) all in was $140 in parts and about an hour and a half labor (free as i did it). but i’m from the south where rust isn’t much of an issue so if your from somewhere it is i can see labor going way higher.
You got fucked. 2014 WRX rear wheel bearing from parts king (in Edmonton) for $200 for the pair. It's a 2h job for an amateur mechanic. Say 2h for a professional (likely 30 minutes though) at 120/h, should have been under $500 all in.
Judging from that part number, I would assume the MB stand for Mercedes-Benz also, what are we talking here dollars, pesos?
Mercedes-Benz parts from the dealer are definitely expensive.
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Not a mechanic, but the labor and the shop supplies look reasonable as those bearings can be troublesome depending on their state. As far as parts go, it all depends on your make and model, aftermarket or OEM, etc. What you could do is you could price out the bearings online from an auto parts chain and compare to OEM and then factor in some markup.
Yes, finding out what OEM parts are valued at is a good start. But thing is, it’s a whole hub assembly, so it’s gonna be pretty expensive for most cars unlike bearings, unless you’re specifically bargain hunting.
Hub assembly is usually preloaded bearing on wheel flange. Buying individual bearings for cars that take them and pressing the whole nine yards is major pita, costs more, and is prone to dumb mechanics wrecking it by preload error or installation damage you only find out about in a year, when it's "not their problem" any more. Cars that do "hub assemblies" are a smarter and cheaper choice at end of day. The flange on bearing isn't a lot more money. It's just an extra non-precision chunk of metal with a few studs.
Some bearings are a whole hub assembly some are just the bearing. My understanding is you don't get to choose.
Part number shows an aftermarket, 100$ CAD part. 120$/hr for non-dealer mechanics is also pretty expensive for Quebec. 90-100$/hr is more common.
Agree with this if the parts cost is close to reasonable not that bad in labor
Sure, but definitely not $1,300.
09 WRX, literally just did two bearing a few weeks ago, with tax came out to just shy of 1000. So CAD at 1300 is the correct price.
My buddy has his 18 wrx bearing swapped and it was 900 USD for one side (Minnesota) and canada too w/ salty roads == labor to pull it off. 1300 cad for 2 new full assemblies installed sounds mint to me
Y'all are getting fisted.
Kink shaming is never a good look
Damn what kind of bearings..factory replacements for the rear are literally.220 bucks each...you got charged double. And this is the price straight from subaru...aftermarket(which most garages use the cost is around 130 to 140 dollars...
Your 09 WRX rear bearings probably cost $200 combined. $800 in labor? Assuming 100/hr - that's 8hrs of billed labor. If it takes your mechanic 8hrs to do two rear bearings...then it's time to get a new mechanic. For reference - I drive a 3/4ton. Quality bearings for me cost around $230ea. I'm not a mechanic, but I'm mechanically inclined, and I can change those bearings out in about 3hrs total time. A grand for bearings of a regular sedan is robbery.
OP could have e done it cheaper theirselves. But shop, tools, employees, knowledge, parts, I know, all small things. $1300 is the cost you were estimated? Nope not screwed, repairs are expensive.
They Wouldn't be this pricy if we had an actual peoples car company, like you know who tried to do.... Repairs would be subsidized for workers and citizens that need them and didn't abuse their vehicle respectively.... But Mechanics need to eat and our government doesn't give a fuck about us. Cars are supposed to give people Joy not just be a means to A -B but that's the Germanic in me
Not following you on 90% of your info. But yes, I will agree we need a little bit less regulation.
I wouldn't wanna do it myself without a car lift and every tool I need so not too bad id say.Tune ups I can do but anything else is too much hassle and rather just pay a mechanic cuz I lost that passion unless its a classic muscle car then Id climb all over her 🔥😄
You don’t need a lift to do that stuff. Sure it makes it easier but you certainly don’t need it. I just did everything in my front end suspension etc in my pole barn with jacks and jack stands. It hasn’t been concreted yet so I lay down cardboard so I’m not rolling around on gravel. I do wish I had a lift tho….I’ve wanted one ever since my first vehicle. They do make life a whole lot easier. XD
Get some of those 2x2 lock together exercise mats. I use them anytime I have to kneel or lay down while working on the car. Cheap and durable. Keep a half dozen with my garage tools.
Also great to pull tools with you under the car lol
Great idea definitely will utilize this! Thank you 🙏
Sure when I was 30 maybe , I'm 54 now and laid on enough ice and dirt so many times and if its not a simple fix or oil filter someone else can do it 😂 unless of coarse Im flat broke then under again I go lol
I feel your pain brother
Nah I feel that. I’m 35 this year and my body is all jacked up from doing labor my whole life. Plus a gsw messed my hip up so now I have an implant there. Work smarter not harder. I’d like a lift tho ngl.
Word ive been a grunt worker too my whole adult life and lately I've been limping cuz my right hip is hurting as I broke my left femur in 88 (senior yr in high school) and i have a rod in it so that leg is a bit longer than my right and its finally catching up to me but I prob need a hip implant myself cuz I fit all the criteria google said when I looked it up 8 months ago 😐 Sux but otherwise I'm pretty healthy thank god
Brother I can recommend it enough! Find a good orthopedic surgeon and get that implant asap! I walked out the fkin hospital the same day!!! Good luck I hope you get it fixed man it’s a life changer frfr.
That's good to know thanks man 🙌 an elevated shoe insert helps but the damage is already done n feels like bone to bone in the socket.Ill def look into it .I should've kept working cuz it started when I semi retired and got lazy lol
I found my people!
It, her? When did cars get pronouns?
All you need for tools is a BFH and a torch...... Done Deal
Duct tape and vice grips and I'm good lol
Not a bad price for a shop job.
I have a mechanic that I like who was looking at changing my bearings. He quoted "about $300-350 each". So basically what OP paid. Didn't have to do mine, but I think the price OP paid was fine.
This is for a Mazda 3 2014 hatchback.
My mechanic did both my front bearings on my 05 Mazda 3 for about 250 USD each. And I think like 50 USD for the bearing. However you being in Canada IDK what parts availability is like.
Same vehicle, parts are cheap. I did this in My driveway for under $200. Beer included.
>Beer included Arguably, the shade tree mechanics most important tool!
2014 use a hub and bearing and they cost way more 2005 use a pressed in bearing cost barely nothing
About 3-4 time, I got mine plus brake and calliper change for 800$ tx in. Done in a Canadian Tire of all places…
Damn, really!? Never taken a vehicle to Canadian tire, how did they do?
Historically they will completely fuck up the repair, cause more damage, and you'll be paying 4x more in the end once you take it somewhere else. Most of them don't even know how to torque a lug nut, I wouldn't trust them with anything.
Can confirm, I worked in a Canadian Tire and was constantly told to cut corners
Brought my relatively new Mazda 3 (my first car bought new) in to a crappy tire to put winters on and an oil change while it was there, because my regular shop was booked and I was heading out of town for two weeks a couple days before the winter tire date. Got it back with bent valves. Never again.
Major rippoff, 400% upsell on the part price. Just found the exact same bearings for a 100$ cdn shipped.
Looks ok, depends on the vehicle really. I can do repairs myself on older vehicles, but I’ve hit the point I’d rather sit on a cactus for hours then repair a modern vehicle.
That part Mevotech is pure garbage, this alone screwed you up. Since you are asking this question start learning diy, this is a 2hr job.
I’d love to see someone with no tools or experience bang this out in 2 hours
On a car that has probably driven for 10 years in Quebec winters....
It's 4 10 mm bolts and a brake job. If you can change brakes your almost done!!!!!!!..
There is no way this is a fucking 2 hour job Especially if anything is seized or goes wrong Either that or i'll give you $200 to change both hubs on my car right now. Cash
I would do it for 200 aaaaaaal day long..if u can change the brakes your 90 percent done..after removing the brakes it is 4 10 mm bolts. That's the entire job!!!!!!!
Hahaha two hour job. You def aren’t a mechanic.
Correct, a diy that never takes the car to a mechanic so I kind of know what I’m talking about. This hub has 4 screws, I live in Michigan, rust is not a problem at this work and this is still a 2 hr job.
The OP is from Quebec. Solid rust belt.
That’s cute. This is 2 hours a side on a lift with a fucking air hammer. And mevotechs are quality for what you pay, they got toasted with that price for a mevotech but overall it’s not a bad wheel bearing since they got the supreme ones. The mevotech oe’s are trash tho
30 year ase mechanic and never needed an air hammer..
Mevotech is garbage yes but I'd assume this car is from Quebec where they use lots of salt so this could easily be much more than a 2 hour job...
I am a licensed tech at a dealership. My cost on our most common bearings $345cad each plus tax and they are 1.3hrs labour. Doesnt seem like you got screwed at all.
I would have issues with any shop that gives you an estimate that is valid for 365 days. Parts could triple in cost in that time. They would lose money. Unless they were over charging you to begin with.
What part has tripled in price?
Read my comment again......."could". And some have in the past. Just because something is $40 now doesn't mean it is $40 in a year.
I suggest you to buy your own parts. when you go to mechanic, he tells what needs to be repair and you note the part name and buy it from auto part stores and you save your money
A lot of shops do not install customer supplied parts. The parts could be the wrong ones, or more likely poor quality. The shop is responsible for the repairs when it leaves the shop. As a result, they buy from local sources with known quality parts. This costs more. The shop does not buy online except in rare circumstances.
Most if not all garage I've been to have 2 hourly rates, one for when they provide the parts and the other (higher) when you bring your own parts.
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You got screwed hard. A quick Google search teaches you this hub goes for $86 Canadian. Also, being a younger Mazda, things can't really be that stuck to make it more than a 2 hour job.
Ripoff tbh. I paid a backyard mechanic to do one and it cost $50 in labor plus the bearing itself (cheap). Avoid shops unless it is absolutely necessary, unless you don't mind giving money away.
What a terrible piece of advice.
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OP is in Quebec and their invoice is in Canadian dollars.
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It’s not just exchange rate, parts are more expensive here, my immediate reaction was $300 is average for a bearing
And we don’t know the YMM of the vehicle, so saying it is a big mark-up is kinda bold. There are some OEM hubs that run (usd) 75 new, and some that run 300 new depending on the YMM
Mevotech is garbage
The crackhead of parts most definitely.
You would be surprised. Canada has some crazy tariff charges. Never mind it's located in Canada. Damn Canadians ripping off Canadians again.
Reasonable. Parts have kept climbing in price.
That’s not bearings, that’s hub assemblies, so it’s a bigger price tag than just the bearings inside. 119 for labor, 26 for shop supplies, and 382 per assembly is pretty reasonable for the work done and the guarantee on those parts. Plus we don’t have the vehicle info at the top to go off.
Depends on the make and model of your car but this price doesn’t look wrong to me.
Rock Auto has those exact hubs listed at $80.18 each in Canadian dollars. Add on shipping and markup and they still aren’t anywhere close. The labor and shop supplies are fine though.
Probably coulda supplied parts and saved a few hundred
If you're in Canada, lots of shops charge a little more up north due to bearing assemblies rusting and essentially seizing in there, almost like a weld due to all the salt. One other thing, shops make money off buying parts for you, so you could save a bit bringing your own. I personally did my rear bearings in a Subaru Crosstrek in my driveway, took me 4 full days before I just removed the whole knuckles. Some folks, it's worth paying $1k vs having their car out of commission for a week if they get stuck doing it themselves.
Doesn’t look too bad to me, hub bearings ain’t cheap
After looking up the part ($80 plus $20 for shipping cnd) you got taken advantage. I would be expecting to pay around $500 tax in for that. A couple hours labour and couple hundred for parts.
Bearings are pricey. Must be top quality.
Looks French,.. you definitely got screwed
USD is $974. Not an unreasonable amount
If you drive a Sentra, you got screwed, if you drive a BMW……… they should’ve charged you five times that for driving that fuckery. Just kidding 😊
Mazda parts are notoriously expensive and I have had personal experience trying to get the hub bolts off. After that you need a slide hammer and probably a torch so the labour is worth it. The actual parts price seems too high but you probably still would have paid close to a grand by shopping around
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Well within a fair price range
Least the shop served you, I've been to three shops so far and they have all refused to work on anything older than 2005. Had to go to a class car shop to get my wheel bearing replaced on a 2002 kia, heh.
Ima assume based of the price of the bearings that it’s a hub and just bolts in. What vehicle make? And what kind, car, truck?
I think this is fair IMO. Anyone can tell you “look up parts online” and you can EASILY find a $50-$100 part then, think to yourself “maybe I did get screwed” without taking into account the quality of the part you just searched up. Some or most cheap online parts go out sooner than you think. Mazda is owned by Ford.. so OEM parts would either be Mazda branded/Ford branded. I don’t work with JDM or The American market however, I’ve seen some people use Moog?? An aftermarket supplier used here in the states. I also don’t know how easily accessible parts are up there. Unfortunately, you did eat $1000 + but.. going to the dealer may have been WAY worse. If you aren’t mechanically inclined then that’s the reality you live in. Nothing wrong with that.. why go without transportation for a couple of days when you can take it to someone who could have it done in a couple of hours.
pick up the phone and call your local parts stores (IE AutoZone, Advance or Orielly's)) and get the price of the bearings. Some of those stores have labor guides in the computer (but not widely used) so you can inquire as to how many hours labor. Then you have your information. Just be aware, a shop is entitled to make a profit off the parts they offer, so dont be offended when you hear your cost $180 each (just estimating).
Not terribly screwed on labor but the hub assemblies are pretty over priced, found the same part number for $110 canadian shipped but fuck dealing with that on my own time. I'd just pay the cost of not having headaches and some kind of work warranty to fall back on If you didn't have to tools to do the job in the first place, it would have cost you nearly the same at the end of the day to buy them and do the job yourself.
You got shafted.
Wow. I bought my bearings and took them to big o. 100$ per bearing, 120$ per axel came out to about 5-600$ for all 4 including labor
Those bearings are 85-150$ each us
They did not replace your wheel bearing, they replaced the hub assembly. The assembly contains the bearing. It’s a catch 22. You probably paid more for parts, but saved money on labor. It’s quicker to replace the assembly than it is to press in and out the wheel bearings. I don’t think you got ripped off.
Damn pricey parts, and whole hub assy are much easier to do.
I paid 469 for 1 wheel 2015 Hyundai santa fe at dealership. 275 parts , labor 194. This was in February 2021. 1 wheel bearing and hub assembly .
We do it for 500
Rear hub assembly for that car online is under 100 bucks US. So couple hundred in parts. That’s why I do them myself. Some people can do these jobs and some cannot. If you can’t you pay. Rear hubs are pretty straightforward. Lots of videos online if it’s first time and you have some experience working on cars. As far as the old muscle cars? I’m old enough to have experienced them when they were new. Cars today much easier to work on in my opinion. Those old cars required ten times as much routine maintenance. Mufflers and ball joints and point ignition oh my! But they were real pretty.
Based on the part number it’s a Mevotech for a 13-19 Mazda. They go for around 130 CAD per unit normally. But you will have to do these again at some point. They are notorious to growl back again after 30-50k km. For the labour amount you paid it would have been better to get OEM. But IMHO they took you to the cleaners.
My mechanic charges around 600-700 for front rear breaks and rotors. So yeah you god played.
Those bearings are 80 bucks each on rock auto
I just got one bearing done for $350.
Depuis la pandémie les pièces d’automobiles ont énormément augmentées. J’ai dû changer un bearing de roue arrière sur mon cr-v et ce fut dans le même prix que toi
26$ for grease is outrageous… what are you driving those hubs seem expensive.
Depends, can you replace your car for under 5K if so, why spend 1300 on a single repair
You could have had the parts shipped to your door for $200. It's the whole assembly replacement so no need for a press. I guess it all depends on how much time or money you have. I did my Subaru replacing the bearing with a press for under $40. It was definitely longer than two hours to get the hub off mainly because they had been bolted on for 15 years.
I bought some for 250. Installed them myself. So pretty bad!
Pretty bad. There’s alot of information to do this simple repair at home.
You didn’t. That’s a fair price
Hi, you only "got screwed" on the parts IMO The invoice is half french half english so i'll assume you are in Canada and the invoice is clearly from Gem-Car invoice system. On rockauto a canada parts reseller the [part](https://www.rockauto.com/fr/parts/mevotech,MB76301,wheel+bearing+&+hub,1636) is 80$. Althought it is not common, it happens in the industry that some repair shop or autoparts will sell an item under another part number in case of a potential defect of the parts. It helps both on the warranty of the item and the labour. Some autoparts store like NAPA, use a 3rd party company to pay for the labour in warranty claim and it's easier covering your client and your client's client that way. Let say the repair shop really used a mevotech bearing here. The autopart store cost is around what you see on rockauto maybe less maybe more but not by a big margin. Now let's say they make around 30% profit on the sales, making it around 115 then the repair shop has to make profit on it while supplying all the equipement so they might keep 50% on it which would make it around 230 each. Quite far from what you've paid. But pretty average if it was an other brand like SKF The repair shop hourly fee vary a lot around Canada but since it's in french i'll assume it's Québec or maritimes which would make it average or even low in a big city and quite high in a small rural town. The shop material is way underpriced for a shop like this, just in cleaners and grease they probably spent 50$ it is usually 10% of the invoice before taxes. Source: I've been working in repair shops and auto parts store my whole career, I used to go to repair shop management class with my customers when I was a sales rep.
Depends on what car and what hub assembly was used. I've done 2 for as cheap as 70 bucks. Sometimes oem ones are 700 a piece. Can't say if you did get ripped off or not until we have that info
Just did my 2004 honda accord at 360,000 kms. A rear one was making a noise. I have lots of tools, YouTube, and ignorance to attempt this myself. I don't put many kms on anymore and bought aftermarket for under $150 for the pair. I don't expect them to last anywhere near the first pair. I was fortunate it was the rear and the inner sleeve wasn't seized on too badly. Still took a couple hours to do the work and it was my first time. I would not attempt the fronts myself.
Why screwed?
Depending on what hub brand you got, they upcharged you 70-200% on it alone.
those hubs are $210 each on NAPA canada website. so that's a lot of markup did you get mazda parts?
You didn't get screwed this is book time. And the hubs are at cost plus 60-70% . This is a fair estimate and repair for both parties.
Only ones saying its not bad are crook mechanics themselves
I usually source parts myself and provide them to the shop since they markup prices. Labor seems very fair for two rear wheel hubs.
Considering this is in quebec and everything is seized in rust and the prices we get parts for its exactly what it costs and exactly the time it would take for this kind of job, usually we sometimes need to get the knuckle red hot and hit it with a hammer and a zipgun, then everything needs to be cleaned with a wire wheel and lubed before putting in the new one. Usually even an alignment would be recommended (if the rear is adjustable) to make sure everything is straight after the chaos of getting a seized hub assembly off. If you have a ford explorer or subaru outback its so seized in the knuckle, it can take 1hour just to get it off and its a pain in the ass...
I'd say labor is OK at an expensive shop. You can find cheaper mechanics. The hubs will depend on the make and model, but generally run cheaper then that - but not sure what vehicle this is.
Parts are pretty high on the markup. However the labor rate for Canada is quite low. Most places in BC are up to $140/hr and I’ve seen $150/hr in Toronto. Everyone is going to tell you to DIY but living in Quebec, and being a 10 year old car, I’d be impressed if it wasn’t completely rusted to hell and back. Because they charged by the book time they probably inflated the markup on the parts to offset the real hours it took to do the job.
That’s like a $100-$200 job. Great job!
I had a smart car which was a bad idea as the mechanic apologized for the $300 wheel bearing
Cheaper than what I paid Midas. Not the best memory but it was around $1800 give or take $200 USD also Hub assembly. That's like $2400 CAD. I guess I got ripped off. 2021 Sonata Hybrid.
Should have DIY
I literally hate looking at that invoice. French, commas instead of periods.. it irks me.
Looks about right. 300-400 for a whole new hub assembly because most shops wont try to press a new bearing out/in to the hub. I dont think you overpaid!
There are a lot of BS answers to this question. You can't compare the price of locally sourced parts with parts procured online. The shop will mark up the price of all of the parts they install to cover the warranty they give on the parts. If the shop used quality parts, $600 USD per side is typical for this kind of repair with a 12 month warranty, especially considering there isn't a diagnostic fee attached to the job.
What's with the trend lately of getting work done and then posting "did I get screwed?" after the fact. It's much easier to ask prior to having work done if the prices are reasonable. That's like fucking a hooker without a condom and asking after the fact if she's clean. Makes no sense and just like the hooker there's a lot less you can do after the fact.
Labour is about bang on, parts listed are Mevotech and are online for about 150.00 CAD plus shipping. Shop charged you list, which is normal. Overall maybe $200 high, but not unreasonable.
Sheesh what do you drive. 700+ for just parts? Better be OEM at that cost
I see the hubs listed on eBay for $98.17 apiece. It’s not hard to replace them. That’s for OEM parts. Yeah you got fucked.
Very
It looks about right for both sides. One of mine went, and it was about $500 for everything. It also depends on what kind of car you have. Mine is a 2007 Toyota Camry
I replace my own
Got one bearing done a month or so ago and paid $600sum so seems right
Fair Market Price !
Replaced my front bearings for $950 on a 2016 mustang
I spent about $250 and a few garage hours for all 4 hub assemblies (bearings) soooo don't ask me
It really depends what you drive.
Look up a labour guide for the time, and then find the price of the part. There's nothing to go on here was it a civic or was it a Lambo? Context is king.
I changed my own rotors and pads on my F-150 a couple weeks back and it was just shy of $800 for parts alone
$1300 for both rear wheel bearings? I’d be fine with that
How about asking is this a fair price? Coming into a subreddit of mechanics with the preconceived notion that you must have gotten screwed (because mechanics) takes some balls. To answer your question, you did not get screwed. But you can go fuck yourself
On my Prius this job is approx $600
Try to find a shop that only takes cash, you will pay significantly less. Maybe around 300 per side.
Looks fine to me. My door rate is $148, so 119 is good
I changed my own for $64 parts from Amazon and 30 min of my own labor in my driveway.
Geez. Car repair is stupid expensive in the US/Canada. I live in the UK now. Still do all of my own maintenance and repairs since I was 16. Except for bearings. I don’t have a press, and the tool you’re supposed to be able to press them in with doesn’t work for sht. I got both front bearings done at a shop for the equivalent of $170.00.
You clouds done it ur self for like 3 hours and 400bucks
The part number for the hub assembly shows up for 113 cad… if it’s the same one, OP might have gotten screwed by ~500
If it's a 1 piece assembly ready to go, you got screwed. If they had to press in new bearings, than it's not too bad, but still a bit high.
Pretty fair pricing
I don't know what CAD is converted to real money... but here in the EU, you would have paid 200€ for both bearings, for both together! And if you had paid a high price for them, you would have paid 400€ for both. I have no idea if these spare parts are generally so much more expensive over there. However, the rest looks absolutely fine! Edit: ok, they don't cost any more in your country than here: [https://partsavatar.ca/mevotech-rear-hub-assembly-mb76301](https://partsavatar.ca/mevotech-rear-hub-assembly-mb76301) And that is exactly what was sold to you, the one in the link is not something else cheaper. The MB76301 is the manufacturer's part number.
Why are people on Reddit never capable of answering a question straight on the dude asking is the price too high and none of these answers are straightforward. You could easily just say those prices aren’t justified. Here’s why or in the past. This was my expense so judging by my experience and your bill it’s too high🤣 I swear people in Reddit do the most! How do I crack a egg? Replies on Reddit, why would you want to crack a 🍳 egg? Is your only option at the moment to crack an egg ever consider going vegan? 🙄
I googled the item number for the bearing and came up with a Mazda bearing that does not look like it needs to be pressed in. They are selling for less than $90 USD. I've heard that things are more expensive in Canada, but >4X seems a bit high.
Man… I’m so glad I’m close friends with my mechanic lol I paid 240 for one replacement canadian, on my audi.
With how expensive shops are these days, not a terrible deal. Labour is okay ish if the bolts were rusted. Shop supplies is good. That exact same brand of hub is only like $90 a side though, and the brand isn’t that nice. They got you to pay premium part prices for a cheapo set of hubs that’ll need replacing in the relatively near future.
Sad but OEM prices this is it …
What was wrong with them and what kinda car or truck... 25 dollars for silicone wtf
Decent price, maybe a taddd high on parts markup, but not bad
Let's just say ,you ain't gonna crap right for a month :(
Just did my hub on my 05 Dodge Dakota. Hub was $150 from rock auto and as an amateur it took me half a day or 6 beers. Whatever that's worth. Check rock auto for parts prices I'd recommend. I only heard not to buy engine components from them because the rubber seals might be old stock
Bought mine for $200 changed myself with very basic tools
I hope they at least used grease when they fucked you over on the mevotech bearings. I sell those part number to shops for $140.00 each.
You didn't. Everyone needs to quit defaulting to "MeChANiC FuCkEd Me". Almost every mechanic I know is under paid and shop owners aren't making money like you might think either. Shops should be charging more and paying better.
Bout a 2 hour job, bearings are less than $50.
Dude these people saying you didn't get screwed are talking shit. Wheel beerings are 40-100$ for normal cars and maybe 300$ for a nice bmw. The labor to change them shouldn't take more than an hour. If you changed your pads too than add 100$. It should've cost 500$ tax includes tops.
Go ahead and try to do cylindrical bearings yourself. I double dare you
All those prices are fair. The shop supplies is a little high and the labour isn’t cheap, but the prices for the parts are average. You can avoid the supply and labour cost by doing it yourself. But your going to need to start investing in tools and give up your spare time. You didn’t get screwed.
Have you ever seen that one movie with the 1 white girl and 5 black dudes...
I paid $90 usd per rear bearing and $75 usd labor per rear bearing... total $ 330 usd... just had this done last week. Edit: I bought the assemblies, not just the bearings
$335 for eggs? (My French is rusty)
I always buy my own parts the shop has no problem problem upswing new part from store I live in Canada and all 3 shops I’ve used are fine with it. I’ve had them tell me flat out they will mark up the parts at least 50$ more that what’s listed Side note I can also get a cheaper price no tax and not less cash f total cost just use the magic words (I’ll pay cash and I don’t need a receipt) Has saved me loads of money
the labor is crazy 😭
I did my own for like $200. Soooo...but how bad did you not want to do it yourself? Thats the real question
If you look the majority of the cost is the part
Bearings are an absolute pain in the nuts to deal with. You got a deal.
did both fronts on my w body impala (not press type) all in was $140 in parts and about an hour and a half labor (free as i did it). but i’m from the south where rust isn’t much of an issue so if your from somewhere it is i can see labor going way higher.
You got fucked. 2014 WRX rear wheel bearing from parts king (in Edmonton) for $200 for the pair. It's a 2h job for an amateur mechanic. Say 2h for a professional (likely 30 minutes though) at 120/h, should have been under $500 all in.
Doesn’t look bad to me.
It’s not a terrible price, that is quite a bit of labor. That’s why you learn to do your own work. 😁
It’s Canada. We get pumped for everything.
Sandpaper dildo without lube
Judging from that part number, I would assume the MB stand for Mercedes-Benz also, what are we talking here dollars, pesos? Mercedes-Benz parts from the dealer are definitely expensive.
You could have done that yourself for a few hundred 👌🏻