Lower Ball bearing

I have been hearing squeeky noises coming from the right side of car
and I took it to the mechanic. He said the lower ball bearing was bad.
When I push hard on the right side front fender i hear the squeeky
sound more. He said I should change both ball bearings. I drive about
80 miles a day.
My question are:

What does the ball bearings do?
How long more can I keep driving it before I fix it.
Is this a big job?
He wants $200 for the job? is that fair? its NYC.
whats the worst that can happen?
Is this a job I can do myself?

Thanks

 

Hmmm...

I do not know what the lower ball bearings are. Could you have meant
lower ball JOINTS?

US$200 to replace both lower ball joints sounds like a good deal to me

If the ball joints fail catastrophically, you could lose control of
the car.

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/lowerballjoint/index.html

Various bushings can also make squeaky noises, such as upper control
arm bushings.

Hope some of this helps.


Elliot Richmond
Itinerant astronomy teacher

 

could be squeeky (worn)shocks,too.