FRONT WHEEL BEARING/HUB HELP

[lebahawk]

No that was one thing I didn't do but I read about it after I got done it was a tight fit anyway but will see I hope it doesnt matter that much

[powers1]

Originally Posted by lebahawk

No that was one thing I didn't do but I read about it after I got done it was a tight fit anyway but will see I hope it doesnt matter that much

No..You should be fine!I did a lot of bearings on other cars and never used loctite and never had a problem.
Well done ..again

[barryb97]

So I'm getting ready to do this on my 01. I have the bearing, hub, dust sleeve, circlip and nut. I can see how the slide hammer puller works to remove the hub but how did you get the old bearing out of the housing?

[lebahawk]

Originally Posted by barryb97

So I'm getting ready to do this on my 01. I have the bearing, hub, dust sleeve, circlip and nut. I can see how the slide hammer puller works to remove the hub but how did you get the old bearing out of the housing?

I used the universal bearing puller discs ... its available from harbor freight I am sure its available somewhere else, but this is where I bought mine.

[X5V8RULES]

sorry im late!!! i hear also a humbling ( rythmic) noise from the front passenger wheel when braking and driving normaly . it s like << if if if if if >> or << chin chin chin>>. the noise comes back after driving the x for some time. ( i have got new pads and rotors)
do you think it is a bad wheel bearing????

[lebahawk]

Originally Posted by X5V8RULES

sorry im late!!! i hear also a humbling ( rythmic) noise from the front passenger wheel when braking and driving normaly . it s like << if if if if if >> or << chin chin chin>>. the noise comes back after driving the x for some time. ( i have got new pads and rotors)
do you think it is a bad wheel bearing????

I would check the brake pads and make sure things are okay there, you mentioned you just had the brakes done so it could be that you need to have some anti seize lube on the shims or something check it out. The bearing noise is constantly on when driving does not go away and come back. Good luck !

[X5V8RULES]

Lol i changed them 3 months ago . The noise is like a rubbing sound ( it is rythmic and get faster when driving at high speed

[lebahawk]

Originally Posted by X5V8RULES

Lol i changed them 3 months ago . The noise is like a rubbing sound ( it is rythmic and get faster when driving at high speed

Ok if brakes are ok, then that factor is out. check the tire ? sometimes if the tire has an uneven wear it would make a similar sound too. Also one thing you can check is to drive the car and cautiously try to swirl it around at low speed and see if the noise go off and come back when the weight of the car transfer on to the opposite side. get a feel for it.

[kevinkay]

I just did both my front bearings, WOW, not a fun job. I could not get the hub off either side with the slide hammer. I took the whole steering knuckle off and knocked it out with a sledge hammer, I used two steel crow bars to prop the steering knuckle on top of cinder blocks. I also gave a good pound to the bearing after I took out the clip. I found with the first side it was hard with the Harbor Freight bearing tool to break the locktite bond. The bearing breaks when you get the hub out, separating the broken part off the hub is not as difficult as I thought but it takes a lot of time, keep pushing it along with a chisel until you can get your bearing puller on. On my second wheel I had a HARD time getting the axle out of the hub, I got inpatient and wacked it out with a sledge hammer-I paid for that- I damaged the threads and needed to buy a new axel end, plus the boot, PLUS the TIME. Its HARD to push in the new bearing when the knuckle is off the car, I had to add an extension bar and its hard to get torque when the knuckle wants to jump and move PLUS working with harbor freight tools you always have the fear that the tool will bust before your finished. (I am not knocking Harbor Fright they are FANTASTIC for giving us cheep one time tools). I worked alone, when getting the axle nut off I hooked a copper elec, wire around the wheel rim to hold the socket tight on the nut while I was further away with a iron pipe on my beaker bar. Not sure I would do this again knowing how much time and "oh *%$&*", lots of those loud snaps that your not sure if it broke free or your tool busted! good luck and leave lots of time

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by X5V8RULES

Lol i changed them 3 months ago . The noise is like a rubbing sound ( it is rythmic and get faster when driving at high speed

Sounds like drilled rotors.