2004 Subaru Outback Captive Wheel Bearing Replacement

[TheIglu]

$1200 for brakes?

Man. That is out of this world.

[JettaJayGLS]

$1200 for brakes?

Man. That is out of this world.

Yep. I mean, they did do new calipers as well, but I'm gonna guess it did not need 4 new calipers.

Parts from Autozone for the brakes (including calipers) were around $500 if I recall, as I priced it out for her when she initially told me what they said.

[Pigman]

Its all labor......the book says 1 Million HRS

[carsick]

I woulda only charged half that! No wonder I can't afford racing. Wheel bearings can definitely ruin your day, even with a lift and the right tools.

[JettaJayGLS]

Okay...so here's the deal. Autozone pretty much told us to go screw about the bolts not fitting. They said go to the hardware store, I don't think so. They did say they would give us a refund on the wheel bearing though, despite the fact it will be ruined since we already pressed it onto the hub.

This leaves me two options:

1: Measure and order the correct, hardened bolts.
2: Get an OEM wheel bearing.

So that leaves me with two questions.

1: Where would you order bolts from? I know there has gotta be a good place online with quality bolts as this is a pretty load bearing piece of the car which may need to be un-bolted again.
2: Does anyone have a good price on an OEM wheel bearing?

I was able to find this which has the hub and bearing assembly for $109, are these guys legit? http://subarupartsforyou.com/cp_part...hp?partid=3349
I really only need the bearing as I have the means to press the old hub back on. But if this is OEM for only another $40 bucks more than the autozone part, I'm interested.

[rg500]

http://www.mcmaster.com

Or there used to be a good fastener dealer on prospect st. In Cambridge. I forget the name but if you head towards Somerville from central square it was on the right.