98 bonnie changing front wheel bearing,how hard ??
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I am going to tackle the front wheel bearing what tools needed and other than pulling the caliper and rotor and nut on axle what else do I need to do ? I was told you did NOT have to drop balljoint or tie rod ? Thank you
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You have to drop the lower ball joint...and coax the axle out of the bearing....you may need a puller if its stuck...its also easier if you take the tie rod end off the knuckle so that you can turn the knuckle to access the bolts for the wheel bearing.
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Originally Posted by BillBost37
Int are you sure? I had a Grand Am and it was pull tire, caliper, nut then three torx heads and it was in your hands...
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by int_53185
You have to drop the lower ball joint...and coax the axle out of the bearing....you may need a puller if its stuck...its also easier if you take the tie rod end off the knuckle so that you can turn the knuckle to access the bolts for the wheel bearing.
pull the caliper and rotor the hub has access hole get a torx t-55 or 60 i think 3 or 4 bolts pull the spindle nut thats that
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Originally Posted by BillBost37
Int are you sure? I had a Grand Am and it was pull tire, caliper, nut then three torx heads and it was in your hands...
Good luck,
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The way I do it, my hands never got dirty. I take it to the local rip-me-off, and fork over 250 bones because it'* such a tough and tedious job.
After reading this thread, I'll never take the route again.
After reading this thread, I'll never take the route again.
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I would agree they wanted 250 for my brakes at locl shop. Think I paid 70 to do it myself.
The other tip if it is rusted use pb-bluster that stuff works great. The other that help is torq wench but be careful with one those if you not careful you could over troq it. It not really that hard
The other tip if it is rusted use pb-bluster that stuff works great. The other that help is torq wench but be careful with one those if you not careful you could over troq it. It not really that hard
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Originally Posted by BillBost37
Sam...ever pay to have disc brakes done, there'* a true rip off!
I have fixed more things on my cars than mechanics have. That'* why it makes no sense that I would not do my own hub assembly. I'll do them now though..
It cost me around 300+ dollars to do the brakes/rotors, and a couple calipers on my Caprice. I used performance friction pads, and autospecialty rotors too, which aren't nearly as cheap as the basic brake parts available locally.. It has 4 wheel discs. My neighbor'* blazer has a similar setup, and parts are not any more expensive, but instead of paying my son and I to do the work, he paid 500 bucks per axle to get them done at the professionals. Only to ask me a week later why his brakes didn't feel right. I said I'd take it back to the guy who made all that money off of you...and by the way... that rear wheel'* got some brake fluid lookin stuff on the ground next to it.....
I was born in a poor family, and if we couldn't do our own repairs, we'd be as good as walkin' I learned from my Dad when I was a kid. I have done many things on cars, but nothing too hardcore. I don't rebuild engines or tranny'*, and I don't like some big engine jobs either. For things like the hub assembly, or brakes, I'll do the work myself. these are basic jobs and shouldn't demand such a high price.
Since finding this forum, I assume I'll be doing more jobs that would have been done by a mechanic for too much money. I also never got into modding any car until I joined a forum, and got the advice of so many people, and pros alike..