[lakersfan1]

If you're willing to do the job yourself, why jump from doing it yourself to having a mechanic do all of it? All the wheel bearings I've ever done, I've just 1) ordered the bearing 2) took the hub out myself 3) took the hub down to the local machine shop with the bearing 4) pay $20 for thier 5 minutes to press the old bearing out and the new one in.

No need to get jacked for $250 for what really is a pretty simple job with a few basic tools. About the only 'strange' tool you'd need for this job is a pickle fork to pry the cv joint out ...... which many people oft make due without anyways.