Bearing Change - DIY or garage?

[Topgeartom]

Ok ive had a word with a friend about changing the front bearings and a lower sus ball joint, and i need some opinions.

I can get 2 new front bearings and a new lower sus ball joint for £43.

The thing i cant decide about though is if i try get the hubs off myself and just have a garage press the old bearings out and new ones in, or, my friend knows of a garage which will do the lot (incl fitting new ball joint) for £70.

I know i could probably save about £50 taking the hubs off myself, but i would have to try borrow the right tools, then theres the issue of not having the car for a while, and my inherant lack of skill. Then i think i could just pay the £70 and have it all done properly in a few hours by a trained mechanic.

Im a student so £50 is a fair bit of cash for me - something i could put towards a valver which i will be on the lookout for in April. However, if i do do it myself i get the feeling something will go wrong somewhere. Theres always been c**k-ups in the past when ive tried doing stuff myself.

Any verdicts on the situation? I dont know what to do.

 

[heathbrowning]

no brainer really. for £70 take it to the garage. if your not too clued up as you say and dont have the tools its the best, fastest and more importantly the safest option for you. if you have had c**k ups in the past then the last thing you want is something on the suspension coming adrift when you have the pedal to the metal!!!

 

[Topgeartom]

Haha, yeh its a fair point. Ive had the hub off in the past so its not that im totally clueluess, and if i could borrow the tools i would be able to do it. Its just the whole time issue and getting tools etc, the more i think about it, the more im probably just going to put my hand in my pocket.

Off to York to the races on saturdayand in the unlikely event i win anything, that will decide it for me lol!