Originally Posted by
onehundred80
NeedsWings lists the bearing and support for the NA as well ($99) so your mechanic is wrong, never trust a mechanic these days, they only know how to replace complete units.
That is what they are taught these days, replace and not repair. They make bonus money on parts if they work at a dealership, so they go along with it.
I agree with this comment. I really don't consider a "service tech" in any auto shop to be a true "mechanic". These days, they are nothing more than "parts changers" because that's how they are trained. And that goes for even many of the so-called independent shops in an area.
Nearly every repair on a car these days has a standard billable rate. If a service tech can perform 10 billable hours of work in an 8-hr day, then the service department makes that extra income as all profit. So changing parts out is a major driver in their business model.
Later,,