so just had my focus serviced and mot.d and needs a new wheel bearing and diffs in bad shape not sure what diffs are till i speak to the garage in the morning they say its gonna be a couplle of hundred quid is this reasonable ? 

The Diff or differential to give it the full name is the device that lets thecdriven wheels turn at different speeds, the inside wheels on a corner need to travel at a slower speed to the outside wheels this is what the diff does.

 

good explanation 

 

Do you get a noise from the gearbox when it is under load? A couple of hundred quid is too cheap to remove/strip/repair and replace the gearbox.

sorry guys i heard him wrong its wheel bearing and brake disks lol

Discs and pads (front), maybe 150ish, but around 240 at Ford. Wheel bearing (front) is time consuming, 200-300 ish... around 300 at Ford (From recent experience).

local garage says £200 

6 hours ago, middy99 said:

local garage says £200 

If the discs are in bad shape, its a false economy to not change the pads for a few extra £.  If they are going to replace the discs AND a wheel bearing for £200... I'd snap their arm off... 

Is it a front or rear bearing?

why does it sound too cheap

To replace a wheel bearing is quite time consuming, if its the front, as its a press fit, not a whole hub unit.

For a disc \ pad combination, your looking at £70+ then the labour maybe 1 hour - I can do it on my drive in less than 2 hours.

The Front Hub bearing, although I think isn't that expensive, £40+ it must be at least 1-2 hours labour for that too, its quite time consuming. 

So, parts alone would be £100+ ... then the labour...?

I think youve got a good deal. 

On 6/12/2018 at 5:19 PM, middy99 said:

so just had my focus serviced and mot.d and needs a new wheel bearing and diffs in bad shape not sure what diffs are till i speak to the garage in the morning they say its gonna be a couplle of hundred quid is this reasonable ? 

I know your using your local garage but to give you an idea of Fords pricing against your local garage ..... https://www.ford.co.uk/owner/service-and-maintenance/motorcraft/repairs/brakes

Be aware that these are Motorcraft prices. These are not the original Ford (FoMoCo) brake parts. The Motorcraft brand consists of a selection of (approved by Ford) aftermarket parts that are offered as a cheaper alternative for the original parts.

Original Ford (FoMoCo) brake parts are produced by ATE and are much more expensive than the Motorcraft brake parts. 

was front  discs and pads and front nswheel bearing £240 inc  vat