are these prices fair? I told them to just to the throw bearing for $750ish because I thought I might be able to do the wheel bearing myself. are wheel bearings do-able for a newbie?

 

Depends on whether you have a B5 or B6, the B6 has a bolt in hub thats easy to replace, the B5 is a press fit design which is MUCH harder un-less you have a hydraulic press.

 

it cost me about 200 a a local shop to do my wheel bearing. i do have a b5

 

$250 to $200 for a wheel bearing is about right at a dealer or a private place.

 

Was wondering about the wheel bearing myself, think I need to have one changed. Figures it's press in.

 

i don't rly think u need a hydrualic press. autozone has a tool called the wheel bearing press that will work great too

 

Great tip. If I can find anyone that stocks the bearing tomorrow, think I'll just go ahead and change it. Couldn't figure out why the front axle bolts were different when I swapped cv joints last weekend, but after looking at the kits online, I can see they probably changed one of the bearings already.

 

GL with the fix. Let us know how it goes.

Josh