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				 Saved over $700.00 thanks to this site! 
 
			I want to thank everybody who responded to the rear humming noise coming from the rear of my 99 boxster.  It was a wheel bearing and I was able to remove the entire housing and take it to a local shop in Lake Elsinore, "Gearhardt's".. They have been around since 1960.  They pressed out the old bearing and pressed the new one in for only $20.00.  The dealer wanted $450-$500 for this job.
 1.  Bearing cost $74.00 (from dealer)
 2.  Used a loaner tool (Ball joint Separater from Autozone).
 
 Completed my own 45,000 mile maint.
 
 1.  Pollen filter $29.00 Autozone
 2.  Air filter 21.00 INABA auto parts (Riverside, Ca.)
 3.  Polyrib belt (after I reach 60,000) $24.59 INABA
 4.  Oil filter $13.85 INABA
 5.  Oil (Mobil One synthetic) Autozone 9 qts. $$43.50.
 6.  6 NGK spark plugs $29.95 Autozone.
 
 Taking into account what the dealer would have charged for the polyrib belt of at least $50.00, I saved over $700.00.  I learned how to do a majority of these repairs from this site.  Thanks again!!!
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