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From: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Swamp Thing)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Toyota problems
Message-ID: <377@wuphys.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 12:18:42 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 28 12:18:42 1985
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In article <2427@sunybcs.UUCP> ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) writes:
>
>      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?
>
That sounds like a heck of a deal to me.  A few years ago, a friend of mine had
a Datsun 310 that needed a few gears and bearings replaced and the bill was
$600, and that was after we pulled the trani out ourselves!  We called a bunch
of different places, so that seemed to be the going rate.  If the deal is
legit, I'd grab it.
>
>      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?
> 
If you're luckey, nothing will happen.  If you're really unlucky, the wheels
will lock up, causing lots of damage even if you don't wreck the car.  If
you've got the money, do it, assuming you know what the problem is.


						Mark F. Flynn
						Department of Physics
						Washington University
						St. Louis, MO  63130
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