my car is sounding like a truck

[rw98gt]

well the past week my car is getting louder and louder it sounds like something in the rear end. itsounds like someone put truck tires on my car, the only thing is these tires have been on my car for 2 1/2 years and never sounded like this. i have no idea what it is but when i go faster the noise goes faster and louder.
but yhe noise sounds like truck tires or a similr wineing. any ideas??

 

[98COBRA281]

maybe its a rear end bearing, or somthing wrong with a tire, how many miles on the car?

 

[R.J.]

time for a rear end rebuild

 

[bhuff30]

Sounds likely that it is the rear end making noise. I'd suggest not delaying too long on that. I had a pinion bearing go bad and kept driving for a while. The way it wore, I could not knock the pinion out without removing the rear end and applying excessive abuse, which also meant I was replacing the gears too.

 

[rw98gt]

i'm comming up on 90k miles. what do you think it would cost for someone to do the job? i just don't have the time to do it my self.

 

[merc123]

$300 or so.

 

[rw98gt]

well got my car fixed and yea it was the rear end bearings $980. ouch!!!!!

 

[Winters98GT]

well got my car fixed and yea it was the rear end bearings $980. ouch!!!!!

Im not trying to be rude, but you got hosed, thats terrible.

I would have taken it to the track, borrowed a set of slicks, and launched it at the limiter. After that, you could have had a completely bullet proof rear end, parts and labor for that price.

 

[tradde]

well got my car fixed and yea it was the rear end bearings $980. ouch!!!!!

I hate to agree with the previous poster, but you paid much more than you should have. I paid about $600 to have new gears installed in my 2000 and he replaced worn bearings also.

 

[juecke98gt]

yeah my friend where I work is doin my 4.10s for $200 The kit I bought included bearings and seals and master install kit

 

[evil281]

i think it has to do with location, cause where i live u cant find a shop to touch ur rear for under 500 in labor, to install gears im looking at around 800-900 bucks installed with bearing kit, i wish i could get 300 labor around here