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As the topic states i was quoted $400 for a ball joint (or pieces of it)

i was told by my mech that the car has a whole "ball joint/king pin" and it is fragged,

it has a lot of movement and needs to be replaced, now if the part itself is around $400

im going to assume his labour is going to be around the same, does $800 or near there sound right for the

removal of the old ball joint and replaced with a new one.

he said my rear tie rod ends or something similar need replacing as well, what sort of money am i looking at to replace these as well.

thanks for your time.

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As the topic states i was quoted $400 for a ball joint (or pieces of it)

i was told by my mech that the car has a whole "ball joint/king pin" and it is fragged,

it has a lot of movement and needs to be replaced, now if the part itself is around $400

im going to assume his labour is going to be around the same, does $800 or near there sound right for the

removal of the old ball joint and replaced with a new one.

he said my rear tie rod ends or something similar need replacing as well, what sort of money am i looking at to replace these as well.

thanks for your time.

Ash, I had both my front tie rod ends replaced plus a front wheel alignment for $129. That's parts, labor and alignment. I too think this mechanic is trying to rip you off. Best bet is to find the part yourself from an auto parts store, then find a mechanic who is willing to install it for you. Then take it to your wheel alignment place, or maybe the mechanic can do this as well.

Either way, the more research you'll do, the better informed you'll be. Pretty much all mechanics will give you a free quote and assessment, so why not take your car to several places. I do this all the time, to allieve my fears of being ripped off. As far as parts go, the oem ones sold by Global Auto, Super Cheap, Autobarn etc., are in most cases just as good as the genuine Nissan parts. And often at a huge fraction of the price.

that's horse shet man,

ball joints cost $40 each from Turbo Spares in Cabramatta

and they will press it into your arms for like $15 each provided you bring the arms to them

I bought the ball joints and pressed them in myself at my mate's shop when I did a 5-Stud on my old 180SX

I think some of you are mistaking tie rods, LCA ball joints, LCA bushes etc!!!..All these items vary considerably in price and ease of changing..

There is a joint in the "king pin" but it is a single axis bearing. Some nissans have a single bearing race and some have two...it is not a ball joint!!!

I suspect this is what the mechanic is talking about...

As far as I know the king pin bearings very rarely need replacing. I dont know what kits are available or if you need to replace the whole king pin assembly.

Anyway just trying clear away the small fog of misinformation that appeared to be rolling in...

good luck with it...

Can i add this and say a while back i was quoted $400 to change front wheel bearings....Are they really that hard???

I didnt do it...I dont even think theres anything wrong with it...

Bearing arnt so much 'hard' to replace, more along the lines of pain in the arse.

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