wheel bearing install
04-01-2010, 06:17 PM
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wheel bearing install i had a gta trans am and doing wheel bearings was easy. i now have a 1995 formula and i heard it would be hard to do the wheel bearings. is this true? or is it just like any other old car where you just pack em with grease and put em back in???
04-01-2010, 06:36 PM
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4th gen F-Bodys have a wheel hub bolted to the spindle with four bolts. It contains the bearings, grease, seals and ABS ring. It's not serviced. If your front wheels need bearings, you replace the hubs as a unit. Best price on rockauto.com is $135.00.
04-15-2016, 12:18 PM
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I'm getting some abnormal noises from the front end of my car I strongly suspect as a bad wheel bearing/hub assembly (noise increases with MPH and can feel a faint rubbing/grinding/vibration when I turn the steering wheel driving) I think it may be on the passenger side.
I've never replaced a wheel bearing myself, but would prefer to learn and do it myself to save some $ and time taking it to the dealership; two questions:
1. How do I diagnose the issue for sure? Would there be obvious play in the wheel hub (do I have to remove the front tires and try moving the hub assembly around or just jack up the front end and see if there's play moving the wheels/tires by hand?
2. Is it recommended to replace both of them at the same time or can I get away with just replacing the trouble maker?
I'm getting some abnormal noises from the front end of my car I strongly suspect as a bad wheel bearing/hub assembly (noise increases with MPH and can feel a faint rubbing/grinding/vibration when I turn the steering wheel driving) I think it may be on the passenger side.
I've never replaced a wheel bearing myself, but would prefer to learn and do it myself to save some $ and time taking it to the dealership; two questions:
1. How do I diagnose the issue for sure? Would there be obvious play in the wheel hub (do I have to remove the front tires and try moving the hub assembly around or just jack up the front end and see if there's play moving the wheels/tires by hand?
2. Is it recommended to replace both of them at the same time or can I get away with just replacing the trouble maker?
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04-17-2016, 07:12 PM
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Just as I suspected; passenger front bearing is DONE ha ha....it took literally a minute to diagnose thanks to my handy dandy Harbor freight "racing jack" 
I shook the tire/wheel around and it felt like the damn thing was going to fall off 
At least an inch of play back and forth with the wheel banging around making lots of noise. Guess I won't be driving it until this gets fixed; just as well as the caliper from on this side needs rebuilt apparently too, tons of brake dust on just this particular wheel (for over a year now, before the bearing took a dump) ; I suppose I should have had it rebuilt as a precaution as it's unknown mileage from a random LS1 car when I did the LS1 brake conversion.
One more question though....which one of the several brands of replacement hubs form Rockauto aren't a poorly made P.O.S.? I'm not shelling out the $220 for AC delco when the rest are in the $40-100 range:
WJB, OMNI 5, Dura International, Mevotech, Raybestos professional grade, Timkin, MOOG, SKF ?
I shook the tire/wheel around and it felt like the damn thing was going to fall off At least an inch of play back and forth with the wheel banging around making lots of noise. Guess I won't be driving it until this gets fixed; just as well as the caliper from on this side needs rebuilt apparently too, tons of brake dust on just this particular wheel (for over a year now, before the bearing took a dump) ; I suppose I should have had it rebuilt as a precaution as it's unknown mileage from a random LS1 car when I did the LS1 brake conversion.One more question though....which one of the several brands of replacement hubs form Rockauto aren't a poorly made P.O.S.? I'm not shelling out the $220
for AC delco when the rest are in the $40-100 range:WJB, OMNI 5, Dura International, Mevotech, Raybestos professional grade, Timkin, MOOG, SKF ?
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04-17-2016, 07:37 PM
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Just as I suspected; passenger front bearing is DONE ha ha....it took literally a minute to diagnose thanks to my handy dandy Harbor freight "racing jack" I shook the tire/wheel around and it felt like the damn thing was going to fall off At least an inch of play back and forth with the wheel banging around making lots of noise. Guess I won't be driving it until this gets fixed; just as well as the caliper from on this side needs rebuilt apparently too, tons of brake dust on just this particular wheel (for over a year now, before the bearing took a dump) ; I suppose I should have had it rebuilt as a precaution as it's unknown mileage from a random LS1 car when I did the LS1 brake conversion.
One more question though....which one of the several brands of replacement hubs form Rockauto aren't a poorly made P.O.S.? I'm not shelling out the $220 for AC delco when the rest are in the $40-100 range:
WJB, OMNI 5, Dura International, Mevotech, Raybestos professional grade, Timkin, MOOG, SKF ?
I shook the tire/wheel around and it felt like the damn thing was going to fall off At least an inch of play back and forth with the wheel banging around making lots of noise. Guess I won't be driving it until this gets fixed; just as well as the caliper from on this side needs rebuilt apparently too, tons of brake dust on just this particular wheel (for over a year now, before the bearing took a dump) ; I suppose I should have had it rebuilt as a precaution as it's unknown mileage from a random LS1 car when I did the LS1 brake conversion.One more question though....which one of the several brands of replacement hubs form Rockauto aren't a poorly made P.O.S.? I'm not shelling out the $220
for AC delco when the rest are in the $40-100 range:WJB, OMNI 5, Dura International, Mevotech, Raybestos professional grade, Timkin, MOOG, SKF ?
04-17-2016, 07:38 PM
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Just as I suspected; passenger front bearing is DONE ha ha....it took literally a minute to diagnose thanks to my handy dandy Harbor freight "racing jack" I shook the tire/wheel around and it felt like the damn thing was going to fall off At least an inch of play back and forth with the wheel banging around making lots of noise. Guess I won't be driving it until this gets fixed; just as well as the caliper from on this side needs rebuilt apparently too, tons of brake dust on just this particular wheel (for over a year now, before the bearing took a dump) ; I suppose I should have had it rebuilt as a precaution as it's unknown mileage from a random LS1 car when I did the LS1 brake conversion.
One more question though....which one of the several brands of replacement hubs form Rockauto aren't a poorly made P.O.S.? I'm not shelling out the $220 for AC delco when the rest are in the $40-100 range:
WJB, OMNI 5, Dura International, Mevotech, Raybestos professional grade, Timkin, MOOG, SKF ?
I shook the tire/wheel around and it felt like the damn thing was going to fall off At least an inch of play back and forth with the wheel banging around making lots of noise. Guess I won't be driving it until this gets fixed; just as well as the caliper from on this side needs rebuilt apparently too, tons of brake dust on just this particular wheel (for over a year now, before the bearing took a dump) ; I suppose I should have had it rebuilt as a precaution as it's unknown mileage from a random LS1 car when I did the LS1 brake conversion.One more question though....which one of the several brands of replacement hubs form Rockauto aren't a poorly made P.O.S.? I'm not shelling out the $220
for AC delco when the rest are in the $40-100 range:WJB, OMNI 5, Dura International, Mevotech, Raybestos professional grade, Timkin, MOOG, SKF ?
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04-19-2016, 12:29 AM
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Timken Just as I suspected; passenger front bearing is DONE ha ha....it took literally a minute to diagnose thanks to my handy dandy Harbor freight "racing jack" I shook the tire/wheel around and it felt like the damn thing was going to fall off At least an inch of play back and forth with the wheel banging around making lots of noise. Guess I won't be driving it until this gets fixed; just as well as the caliper from on this side needs rebuilt apparently too, tons of brake dust on just this particular wheel (for over a year now, before the bearing took a dump) ; I suppose I should have had it rebuilt as a precaution as it's unknown mileage from a random LS1 car when I did the LS1 brake conversion.
One more question though....which one of the several brands of replacement hubs form Rockauto aren't a poorly made P.O.S.? I'm not shelling out the $220 for AC delco when the rest are in the $40-100 range:
WJB, OMNI 5, Dura International, Mevotech, Raybestos professional grade, Timkin, MOOG, SKF ?
I shook the tire/wheel around and it felt like the damn thing was going to fall off At least an inch of play back and forth with the wheel banging around making lots of noise. Guess I won't be driving it until this gets fixed; just as well as the caliper from on this side needs rebuilt apparently too, tons of brake dust on just this particular wheel (for over a year now, before the bearing took a dump) ; I suppose I should have had it rebuilt as a precaution as it's unknown mileage from a random LS1 car when I did the LS1 brake conversion.One more question though....which one of the several brands of replacement hubs form Rockauto aren't a poorly made P.O.S.? I'm not shelling out the $220
for AC delco when the rest are in the $40-100 range:WJB, OMNI 5, Dura International, Mevotech, Raybestos professional grade, Timkin, MOOG, SKF ?
04-25-2016, 03:45 PM
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I just put a new Timken hub on today (autozone was actually cheaper than rockauto); it was actually much easier than I thought, only took 30 mins with hand tools, just 6 bolts total counting removing the caliper (did need a breaker bar) and me fumbling around with trying to get the loaded caliper back on the rotor....for a real mechanic with air tools it's a 15min easy job. The bad bearing was making grinding noises even turning it by hand. I might just replace the other one for the fun of it next time I do brake pads! 
