back brakes and wheel bearing

[tricky]

my back brake are worn...l'll have to change the rotors and the pads...my passenger side wheel bearing is gone...need to replace that...before l start asking for quotes l was wondering if anyone had an idea of how much it will cost and the labour involved...thanks in advance

[Cbass94]

For my front wheel bearing, I got it for around $40 and the labor was about $60 from my mechanic. $40 is super cheap for a wheel bearing, you can find them for that cheap from www.europartsdirect.com
Some places charge more for labor, and then if it's the front wheel bearing and they don't have the right tools, then you have to get an alignment done after they replace the bearing.
Make sure you go somewhere that has a bearing press that fits on the bearing housing, otherwise the whole housing has to be taken off the car and put into a bearing press (this is why the alignment is needed). I don't know the labor on the pads and rotors, but if you are only going to replace one rotor and one set of pads, you should really consider doing new pads on all four wheels so they wear evenly. You will get much better performance too.
Just a little FYI, I really like the Mintex red box pads, they don't create very much dust at all and I like the feel of them better than the stock ones. Kind of pricey though.
Let us know how you get on.
Best,
Brad