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Til info.. take care of wheel bearings, folks

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by pei_lin, Aug 14, 2024 at 8:12 AM.

  1. pei_lin

    pei_lin Junior Member

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    EU control here, mandatory once every two years.
    Got a bad message from Toyota (so not just a random micky mouse, the certified one that I have had very good experience as a customer for years) workshop that they need to change both front wheel bearings.
    The price tag: 18,932 norsk kroner, including both wheel bearings and work, excluding EU control and other minor costs..
    I know inflation is everywhere, and this forum is quite US centric. Just want to say you guys in the States have it ok, compared to Norway. we have crazy inflation here..
    Ok, take care of wheel bearings, folks
     
    #1 pei_lin, Aug 14, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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  2. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    Wheel bearings can be had by a lot of manufacturers and they're not all garbage either TRQ's doing quite decent work and they cost I want to say $75 or something like that per side I buy them pretty regularly here in America I have lived in your country very short time many years ago before all the nonsense the '60s maybe early '70s Yes y'all have interesting regulations I'm not sure why Toyota would have to do this I would do this in my driveway in about 45 minutes on each side of the car at the same time replacing the struts with complete units with new springs top plates and the like because that's how I do it The parts are really the least of my problem in today's way of doing things. I'm sorry it has to be this way for you Toyota is taking advantage of your country it seems like or your country's rules and that's a cheap shot but something is amiss somewhere wheel bearings aren't going to cause your car to do anything except stop going forward nicely and well you'll be stranded No one's going to die I mean nothing's going to happen to not like a lithium-ion battery exploding and catching a fire seems quite ridiculous.
     
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    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Converts to $1775 USD.
     
  4. Mr.Vanvandenburg

    Mr.Vanvandenburg Senior Member

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    Toyota replaces the wheel bearing itself and not the whole knuckle according to a Toyota dealer here in Calif. $1200 for one they quoted daughter and she paid $115 for them to “diagnose.”
    I managed to replace both sides with the Chinese made whole loaded knuckles sold out there, I used Detroit Axle. Was very impressed with the quality. It needed both sides. For me it was a lot of work, of course I am doing it on the ground. Back belt on. Money saved worth it? One day personal recovery for each side.
    Doing just the bearing seems like more work and more chance for error, depends on the mechanic. There is a snap ring and pressed in cup on the back. The replacement loaded all assembled knuckles seemed perfect.
    Glad to hear someone verifies inflation is world wide.