Well, I brokedown and took it to the local shop last week and was very happy to find out it would be 30$ or less, just had to wait for parts. Well he calls today to say it will now be about 200$, and it doesn't matter if I repair or buy a whole new wheel.

So I'm working through a translator and it sucks. I just want the cheapest repair toget it on the road. Is he correct and that's my only option? I thought of yahoo auctions Japan, but dontknow what to search for and a real language pain.