Wheel bearing & hub - time to install these puppies
01-04-2008, 03:48 PM
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Wheel bearing & hub - time to install these puppies
Will probably be doing these this weekend. I will do a step by step DIY if all goes well.
01-04-2008, 03:53 PM
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are those teh fronts? how much does that kit run per side? Good luck with the install. I want to do this soon as well.
01-04-2008, 03:57 PM
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This is the rear. The front is a single hub assembly w/ bearing. The rear has separate bearing & hub. I got mine from Riverside Infiniti.
01-04-2008, 06:43 PM
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I just got the bearings for mine, but I took it to a shop to install them since I don't have a bearing press.
01-04-2008, 07:42 PM
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How much did the shop charge? I don't have a press either.
01-05-2008, 03:20 AM
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Three hours of labor @ $50 an hour.
01-05-2008, 07:41 AM
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Looking forward to the DIY!
01-05-2008, 10:12 AM
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I'm lost so did your stock wheel bearings fail? if not why the change?
01-05-2008, 10:25 AM
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yeah, the bearings are bad...bad vibration and wheel actually wobbles a bit
01-05-2008, 10:33 AM
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How many miles did you have when it failed?
01-05-2008, 12:30 PM
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don't know exact mileage, but they've gotten progressively worse recently. I have 91k miles.
01-10-2008, 05:14 AM
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Installed the passenger side last night, and it was a little more difficult than I thought. The bolts that hold the hub onto the axle aren't easily accessible. I had to pull the driveshaft out of the axle to get enough room. Vibration and noise has gone down A LOT. There is still a slightly pulsing noise from the drivers side bearing, which I will tackle this weekend.
01-10-2008, 05:31 AM
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Does the hub pictured on the left, have a section that slips into the center hole of the bearing on the right? If so is it a press fit?
01-10-2008, 05:59 AM
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The hub does need to be pressed into the bearing. It's not too bad, I took it to a local garage and they pressed it in for free cuz the boss wasn't around.
01-10-2008, 06:02 AM
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The hub does need to be pressed into the bearing. It's not too bad, I took it to a local garage and they pressed it in for free cuz the boss wasn't around.
Good deal. I'm guessing you won't be doing the write up
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01-10-2008, 07:05 AM
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I'll do a write up, but I didn't press the hub into the bearing. The rest of the installation I did.
01-11-2008, 11:19 AM
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i think this is the first time i've seen the hub without rust. I didn't know it was silver lol.
01-11-2008, 11:27 AM
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One of my bearings went bad at around 50k. I blame it on my new rims and drop. The bad bearing started making excessive squeaking noises. I think I paid 160 for labor on mine. Hopefully none of my other bearings go out anytime soon.
01-11-2008, 06:28 PM
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Finished the drivers side tonight which only took about 90 minutes. Everything is smooooooth now.
02-03-2008, 07:54 PM
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did you have to purchase the hub bolts, or did it come with the hub?
01-10-2008, 05:14 AM
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