Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucdavis.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ccrse From: ccrse@ucdavis.UUCP (Steve Ehrhardt) Newsgroups: net.auto.tech Subject: Re: Toyota problems Message-ID: <204@ucdavis.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 17:42:22 EST Article-I.D.: ucdavis.204 Posted: Tue Oct 29 17:42:22 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 01:24:16 EST References: <2427@sunybcs.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 27 > 1) Approx. how much would it cost me to have a complete bearing > replacement in the transmission of my 1980 Toyota Corolla SR-5 > liftback w/5-speed? I was quoted approx. $300 for the job. Any > suggestions out there? Is this a little steep? Looks about right for what amounts to a full rebuild on a manual trans. The previous comparison to a Datsun 310 really isn't a good one, since the 310 is a FWD vehicle, if my memory serves me correctly. Work on FWD transaxles always seems to cost more. > 2) The bearings in the rear end have started to hum. How much damage > can I expect if I wait a few months to replace them? Depends on which bearings are making the noise. If they're your rear wheel bearings, probably none. If the noise is coming from a differential bearing, (or you're not sure which) you should look into getting it fixed ASAP or risk replacing the entire unit. (Replacing the entire unit with one from a wrecking yard *may* be cheaper anyway - you might want to check into that if a differential repair is indicated.) Wheel bearings usually just keep getting noisier until they get so loud that you have to replace them just to keep your sanity. I favor milking all the mileage out of the original equipment bearings as possible, since they frequently last longer *after* they start to make noise than the replacements will after you install them. Wheel bearings get *real* noisy before they will freeze up, and the replacement bearings I've gotten have often been of rather poor quality.