# The price on the part sounds about right, but they're screwing you on labor. should cost less than $100 to replace. it's a 30 min job. nm

Posted by Matt (93SE) on September 30, 2003 at 19:20:35: In Reply to: front end noise, please help posted by Rod on September 30, 2003 at 16:36:00: : My car has been doing ok, now at 100K. I took it to Goodyear today for front wheel alignment, oil change and tire rotation and balance. I got a front wheel alignment because my car was drifting left. They said they couldn't fix the alignment, because a bushing was bad. It was "adhered" to a part per the service manager and "would need to be replaced". It is a bushing on the right lower control arm. The estimate is for a total of $408. This includes a lower control arm on the right for $215. Low speed is squeek, with a rotating like sound. Then as you acclerate it is more of a woobly sound like the sound of a washing machine that isn't fully balanced. Mainly it is sound. Not much shaking. When you brake, it is lower in pitch as you declerate. I need I guess to test it on some tight corners to see if it is a CV joint or axle. Oh, they also managed to break a lug nut, so they must have been agressive with the air wrench. Any advice/input is greatly appreciated. Do you think it is suspension/bearings/cv joint/brakes or tire? Heck it has to be one of the above. Thanks. Dpes the repair sound reasonable? Replys: Another test reply to Rod's post. see how it's not threading properly, Matt? nm Matt (93SE) 08:38:21 10/01/2003 (1) Yup, try it now. n/m Matt (02 WRX / 96ZJ) 12:44:28 10/01/2003 (0) They're available separately, but by the time you pay the labor to change them, you might as well have bought a new one --> Matt (93SE) 08:32:58 10/01/2003 (0) I'll likely take it to another mechanic. Labor was $120 Rod (94 gxe ) 20:08:39 9/30/2003 (3)

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: : My car has been doing ok, now at 100K. I took it to Goodyear today for front wheel alignment, oil change and tire rotation and balance. I got a front wheel alignment because my car was drifting left. They said they couldn't fix the alignment, because a bushing was bad. It was "adhered" to a part per the service manager and "would need to be replaced". It is a bushing on the right lower control arm. The estimate is for a total of $408. This includes a lower control arm on the right for $215. Low speed is squeek, with a rotating like sound. Then as you acclerate it is more of a woobly sound like the sound of a washing machine that isn't fully balanced. Mainly it is sound. Not much shaking. When you brake, it is lower in pitch as you declerate. I need I guess to test it on some tight corners to see if it is a CV joint or axle. Oh, they also managed to break a lug nut, so they must have been agressive with the air wrench. Any advice/input is greatly appreciated. Do you think it is suspension/bearings/cv joint/brakes or tire? Heck it has to be one of the above. Thanks. Dpes the repair sound reasonable?