Hi guys,
Well I took my car in for an MOT, the guys there failed it on what they wrote was rear track control arms, they told me it would be about £150 per arm and they charged £90 labour per hour, then quoted me circa £800 for the repair. I then said I couldn't afford that and would have to cancel the work and do the work myself or look elsewhere and the guy then told me all the car needed was a pair of rear toe link spindle rods which can be had for £50 for the pair on john craddock!
I didn't give him any grief, I was just happy it wasn't going to be the upper/lower suspension arms which they first implied it was!
So my question is, could I do it myself and if so which tools would help, I got trolley jacks, a dewalt DCF9000 impact wrench, usual tools, or if it's an absolute bitch, how hard is the work for a mechanic to do, how many hours labour would you guys say it would be?
Just trying to figure out the best path here, thanks in advance heroes, and all the best, Mantrid
Well I took my car in for an MOT, the guys there failed it on what they wrote was rear track control arms, they told me it would be about £150 per arm and they charged £90 labour per hour, then quoted me circa £800 for the repair. I then said I couldn't afford that and would have to cancel the work and do the work myself or look elsewhere and the guy then told me all the car needed was a pair of rear toe link spindle rods which can be had for £50 for the pair on john craddock!
I didn't give him any grief, I was just happy it wasn't going to be the upper/lower suspension arms which they first implied it was!
So my question is, could I do it myself and if so which tools would help, I got trolley jacks, a dewalt DCF9000 impact wrench, usual tools, or if it's an absolute bitch, how hard is the work for a mechanic to do, how many hours labour would you guys say it would be?
Just trying to figure out the best path here, thanks in advance heroes, and all the best, Mantrid
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