if your not going to try and at least check the dust shield and such,why are you even posting here?if your taking it to a mech. for everything,and not even gonna try to fix it,why ask?
I'm trying to educate myself and gather info at the moment because I've been swindled multiple times before. As I said in "Welcome Wagon", I'm starting from scratch and just bought "Auto Repair For Dummies". I'm working up to doing it myself. Also, I want to be able to direct someone else to the problem - otherwise it seems it all goes to expensive **** (excuse my language) and I'm being charged for this, that and the other. Then I dive around for a week and the problem's not been solved. So I'm here trying to do things differently.