

On vehicles where the wheel bearing is pressed into a cavity within the steering knuckle, the steering knuckle must be removed from the vehicle in order to press out the old bearing and press in the new bearing.With a hull thickness of 1 to 2 inches in this area, I used 1 long screws since the bearing flange is thick. There are screws that hold the bottom bearing in place, too. Finally, the brake rotor and brake caliper are re-attached, the wheel installed and the car is road tested. To facilitate future replacement, I used 5200 only on the bottom flange, NONE on the sides that go 2 into the rudder tube.All YourMechanic professionals use calibrated torque wrenches on these critical fasteners. Special attention must be given to tightening the axle nut to the exact factory specification because over or under-tightening can damage the newly installed bearing. In many cases, it is required to discard the old axle nut and replace with a new one.

On installation of the new hub assembly to the knuckle, the bolts are torqued to the factory specification.

Should the wheel hub move up and down or in and out, the bearing may be worn. For example, if the noise markedly increases when you swerve to left, which shifts the vehicle’s weight to the right, then it often indicates the wheel bearing on the right is failing.Īxial or radial play in the wheel or wheel hub. If you believe the wheel bearing noise is coming from one side of the car, you can self-diagnosis your wheel bearing as you drive the car by loading and unloading vehicle weight You can do this by “swerving” from side-to-side. Failed or failing wheel bearings make a very characteristic growling noise which will grow louder as the bearing wear progresses. Service type Wheel Bearings - Passenger Side Rear Replacement
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Service type Wheel Bearings - Driver Side Front Replacement Service type Wheel Bearings - Driver Side Rear Replacement Service type Wheel Bearings - Passenger Side Front Replacement
