Kep

So I am pretty sure my wheel bearings are going out. The road noise is killing me. I have 63k on her, is that premature? I read the wheel bearing replacement write up and it sounds like the hub shark is not the best bet? A press sounds more reliable, but requires the removal of the a-arm/control arm?

I was looking at ECS which sells these around 56 bucks a pop. Is that the best bet? I am just get tired of paying shops to do work when I can save money and have the pride of doing the work myself.

Might have to give Cody's garage a 12 ton press =)<ul><li><a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=1667">http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=1667</a</li></ul>

iammatt

if there's people who have the tools / know-how i won't pay that again.

my car has 52k btw

de (-eeez_nutz)

That adds up to 4 bearings. I'm still on the original LF bearing though. When it craps out, I'll buy a press (or rent some time on Cody's

Kep

Think I might start with the drivers rear and go from there...

de (-eeez_nutz)

I'm thinking that's what probably shortened it's life, which is why I had to have it replaced twice (the RR bearing). At any rate, it took us about 4 hours, only because of the rusted ABS sensor. If everything came apart reasonably well, it shouldn't take more than 2hours for each bearing.

Also, you might want to look into doing your brakes at the same time. It's not a requirement, but it's all coming off anyways.

cpayne

Holy crap..that press is huge! Need more room..in garage!