Re: Shuddering Steering Wheel=Shuddering Wallet

["Ken Keith" <ken.keith@specialdevices.com>]

"Jon" <jwilliam@cyberzone.net> wrote:
> 
> Well,  I finally took my 87.5 CGT into my mechanic to get my 
> steering problem looked into.  <snip>
> Replacing everything, parts and labour, will amount to 
> around $700.<snip>
> I've put very little into the car in the way of maintenance the past 
> year (@$800 for all of '98).  When I compare that to what it would 
> have cost me in monthly payments on a new car, I don't feel so bad.

IMO you'd save alot of money if you were able to do much of the 
labor, removal and replacement, yourself.  You can take your strut 
housings in to have the bearings pressed out, and the same with the 
control arm bushings, etc. 

I don't know how mechanically inclined your are, or if you have a 
ride to the machine shop, so these types of things might not apply. 

There's also the time/money issue.  Someone on the list once said that 
they'd rather work a few more hours for the OT (if you get OT), than 
spend that same amount of time or more, wrenching on their car. 

But then, I kind enjoy working on the car myself, and I know it's done 
right.

Ken