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any one post a thread for newer front wheel bearing
Topic Started: Dec 31 2009, 09:00 PM (10,530 Views)
FULKNE12
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ive been searching the forum and only see alot of referance to the older 2 part front wheel bearing replacement.ive got a 98 and understand mines a one peice bearing?
i was looking at my old cv axel and noticed it has a high heat discoleration near the axel nut and suspect either the old cv was causing it to get hot or a wheel bearing? any ideals?
the chilton manual is very breif on front wheel bearings(matter of fact theay dont even mention the newer one peice bearing.
there where plenty of wear and cuttings and debris in the cv joint(car was driven a while with torn boot.lots of glitter appeared when i used paint thinner to clean and inspect the joint) :hmm
Edited by FULKNE12, Dec 31 2009, 09:57 PM.
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Johnny Mullet
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I( did one on the wife's 97. I will reply to this tomorrow. Make sure to bump the thread to keep it active in case I forget since I am getting blasted right now, but checkin in.
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hey johnny:id shure like to see that link of your front wheel bearing replacement.any tips would be app.
i presume being 1 big bearing you drive it out and the new one in?is there a need to meashuer the bearing seat or do theay have a stop groove or lip?
i dont even think the bearing is bad(the head on the cv spindle probally came frome the bad cv bearings? but if it turns out to be the bearing id shure like to know what i am looking at.thanks.
Edited by FULKNE12, Jan 1 2010, 05:34 PM.
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Johnny Mullet
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Ok. I did a bearing on the wife's and you need a press. I had to remove the brake caliper and pads, the caliper bracket, rotor, axle nut, and the seperate the tie rod and the ball joint. Remove the 2 strut mount bolts and the entire spindle will be out. Pry out the dust covers, press out the center hub, remove the large snap ring, and then press out the bearing.
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Johnny Mullet
Dec 31 2009, 11:19 PM
I( did one on the wife's 97. I will reply to this tomorrow. Make sure to bump the thread to keep it active in case I forget since I am getting blasted right now, but checkin in.
Blast away oh Great one :cheers
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I also need some information on doing the passenger side wheel bearing on my 95 1.3L 5spd. I have the part, and im 90% sure its the wheel bearing. When I took the car in to get new tires and 4 wheel alignment they told me that I had a tiny bit of play in the inner tie rods but most of the play was from the wheel bearing. I jacked the car up and the wheel has quite a bit of play in it. I am ready to do the job but I am not quite sure what is involved. I know I will need to take it to a machine shop and have press in / out the new bearing from what I understand. Correct me if I am wrong. Also it makes a funny noise sometimes when slowing down, and has a bit of vibration under heavy braking. This is not the rotors , I just replaced those 5k miles ago, along with the cv axles.

any help appreciated
thank you
Edited by shanegrogan, Jan 8 2010, 02:59 PM.
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starscream5000
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If you have a large socket (like 1"1/4) you can hammer the race out yourself instead of taking it somewhere. This is what I did with mine. I replaced all of the seals and repacked with synthetic wheel bearing grease, but did not replace the two sets of bearings themselves ('95 with ABS). I was doing this due to FUBARing the steering knuckle during a CV axle change a few years ago.

The bearings ended up being bad, so I need to this all over again.
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shanegrogan
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im sorry but what is a race? also, looking at the new bearing, it looks as if its two bearing built into 1 bearing? I dont want to start this job if I am going to need a machine shop. I have to drive this car 80 miles in the morning.
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starscream5000
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Got 70 MPG?

The race is the metal part that's pressed into the steering kuckle in which the two bearings spin around.
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shanegrogan
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ok i have it apart and the hub is laying on my driveway :). The bearing that i have here is one bearing, but inside it it is two bearings that can spin independently but its a one peice bearing. Im not sure how to get the old bearing out, is it just a matter of using brute force or what? should i be pounding the side that the cv axle slides into? but only the the middle part?
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starscream5000
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Pic?

You should be able to remove the bearing on the back side of the steering knuckle (the side that points inside the engine bay), put that large socket that I mentioned down in there, and beat the race out of the knuckle (this is probably the round metal cylinder looking thing that you're holding, in other words, the outside casing of the new wheel bearing.).

You may want to place the knuckle in a vice, with the side you're beating on point up at you with a junk towel below to catch the race when it falls out.
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I beat it pretty hard and it didnt seem to want to come out, Also there was some sort of seal in there, the seal tore and will have to be replaced, is it bad to drive the car around without that? the seal was shot before i even started messing with it so im sure its been screwed up for awhile. Is it possible I might have to take this to a machine shop and get it pressed out?
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This maybe too late, if so then my apologies...
also my scanner broke, so,
fwiw...
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NOTES:
- Pictures are from '94 shop manual...
- You don't really need any "special" tools.
- You do need to be very careful, to not scratch the
surface that the bearings and seal set into.

- Be sure to pack new grease into the bearings
- Be sure the bearings are installed with their sealed side facing out (see the
1st pic above)
- Dont forget the bearing "spacer".
- Apply a small amount of bearing grease to the lip of the inner oil seal
- The inner oil seal seats firmly on the inner wheel bearing


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I appreciate the pictures. I had to put it back together until sunday night, I have to go to gainesville (about 80 miles) for army training tomorrow morning so I couldnt leave it apart until I could figure it out. Thank you for spending the time to scan those in, and I will continue this project sunday night / monday morning.
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