anybody ever replace their wheel bearings? i was wondering how much it cost. my car is making loud noises when i'm driving and it sounds like the wheel bearings.
#16680, "RE: wheel bearing replacement" In response to Reply # 3
I'm currently having the same problem, noises when I'm driving and when my front end is jacked up, the front wheels have play in them. Since you can't buy JUST the bearing, you have to buy the whole wheel bearing assembly which costs about $170 from the dealership.
I got lucky and a friend of mine has JUST the bearings. I have no idea where he got them. So I gotta find a place that will press them in for me.
You are not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fu**ing post count.
#16780, "RE: wheel bearing replacement" In response to Reply # 5
This is a total guess on my part but if your wheel bearings are really shot (as mine were), the wheels have lateral "play" and when you hit the brakes the pads are trying to stop a wobbling wheel which can't be good for anything.
#16781, "RE: wheel bearing replacement" In response to Reply # 6
Yeah, I changed mine earlier this year (well later last year). I got it from a junkyard for $85 and new tie rods from NAPA for $15. It came out to around $100.
Last I've seen, the DSM Graveyard guy is selling them for $40 shipped each for the fronts.
Is it hard? Not really. I wrote up on how to do this a while back. Check the archives for it.
And yeah, you can't just buy the front bearings, you have the buy the whole wheel hub..
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