02 Explorer. Rear springs, struts, and bearings out!

[cden]

I am looking at about $1,100 to get rear bearings, struts, and springs repaired on my 02 ford explorer xls 117,000 miles. does this seem like a fair price i got 2 estimates and they are within 200 bucks of each other. Is any of this work something I could tackle? The only maintenance i've done is oil changes, coolant changes, fuel pump stuff like that. I take it in to have the brakes worked on,so maybe I should leave this to the pros. what do u think. thanks.

 

[BrooklynBay]

I've moved your thread into the shocks, suspensions, and lift kits section.

 

[mechanix]

I am looking at about $1,100 to get rear bearings, struts, and springs repaired on my 02 ford explorer xls 117,000 miles. does this seem like a fair price i got 2 estimates and they are within 200 bucks of each other. Is any of this work something I could tackle? The only maintenance i've done is oil changes, coolant changes, fuel pump stuff like that. I take it in to have the brakes worked on,so maybe I should leave this to the pros. what do u think. thanks.

I have done one of these, I had to use a 13mm ratchet wrench to get the nuts free from the studs on the upper mounts, and I think a 21mm socket and wrench to get the lower mount out. I think I also had to disconnect the lower control arm from the sway-bar when I did it to allow enough room for the lower part of the lower control arm during reassembly. You will need a strut compressor if you buy the strut disassembled, a local parts store can get them assembled which was really nice.



Eric