front end advice ?

dan-0 · Post by **dan-0** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:45 pm

hi guys just took the ute into pedders get a wheel alignment done only to be told they did'nt want to do it 'cause my tie rod ends are shot as are the upper outer pivots ... alright , fair enough ! they qouted me like $ 638 for the pivots work and plus this and that all up at $ 871 .. is this way pricey or usual the price for this kinda work ?
Does anyone know of a good place in central victoria that may be able to do the work at a better price and do a more trusted job ?
'can't wait to get the roadworthy stuff done and get down to some criusing.
- dan-0 .

robbyr · Post by **robbyr** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:58 pm

Sounds pricey 2 me

Where in central VIC are ya.

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:27 pm

Pivots are about $55 dollars or so each to buy and pretty easy to replace at home with a Gregory's workshop manual to guide you.

Tie rod ends probably a little cheaper each.Also do-able at home with the above manual to guide you.

Will need the wheel alignment obviously after that but it sounds like the labour cost they've quoted is a bit on the high side going by what you say.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:50 pm

Going by FB mads price's me thinks they didn't really want to do it or are having a slow week cash flow wise

Tie rods can be picked up anywhere ie Supercheap, Repco, Autobarn etc... I think for around $20 each it, was 2 years ago since I bought mine just can't quite remember exactly how much....

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:49 pm

Do it yourself or if your not comfortable, get a second quote.

Learnt a lesson in my younger days, with a simple wheel alignment that ended up with a full rack replacement on a Holden Sunbird (I didn't know any better and it looked like a Torana). Rack cost the same amount as the car.

It never went any faster or drove any better, and was still a peice on rubbish. I was ripped off, I didn't need a new rack, but sales were slow and I was an easy target. (Back then)

Lost a lot of money on that one.

Sammy · Post by **Sammy** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:29 pm

thats a joke ... especially being the upper inners they are pretty easy to do compared to the lower inners!

i'd generally prefer to go to a place near me that is a steering and suspension specialist and tend to 'steer' clear of the places like pedders and bridgestone etc as i never seem to hear much positive stuff about them and the place i go to has been in the industry for decades with good service and price ....

i know this might not help you but i'd be shopping around .....

dan-0 · Post by **dan-0** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:28 pm

thanks for the advice fella's , my alarm bells were ringing when i looked at the qoute from pedders there....
a mate has a repair manual i can lend prehaps i'll check it out first and see if i rekon i can do it myself if not then yeah i'll shop around . i'm in daylesford .
- dan-0

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:48 pm

Dan o,

It may look and sound complicated to do it but it is really a pretty easy repair to do especially if you've got the book to go by.

Have a go, you might surprise yourself with your new found mechanical aptitude