The dealer here wanted $115 for the carrier bearing assembly. I
replaced the bearing itself (not the whole unit) for $17. Don't really
do much dealer stuff as my car is older and they don't really have
much for it.

On 15 Mar 2006 13:47:24 -0800, "E28 Guy©" > wrote:

>Psycho wrote:
>>
>> Well, my suspicions (and all of yours) were correct. The guibo had
>> basically self destructed on me. Looks like I'll be going back to the
>> BMW dealership tomorrow to get a guibo ($70) and most likely a center
>> carrier bearing ($??).
>
>The center carrier bearing is ~$35 or so, IIRC. Frankly, both together
>are probably less to repair than what you were suspecting. Glad we
>could be of assistance.
>
>BTW, if you're doing much dealershhip service, you really ought to be
>in BMW CCA. Very few dealers do not offer at least a 10-15% club
>discount on everything.