Clowd

Well looks like I'll be doing these myself.. guy wanted like $600 for the rear and $300 for the front.. I can buy all the parts I need for $138

Not looking forward to it, but it will be worth it. Has anyone else done bearings and noticed a huge reduction in noise?

yoyoguy2

mine weren't that bad, so i didn't notice much difference in sound. fronts are pretty easy, rears a little more work, i think paragon has a writeup for both if you need it.

Serge944

New bearings do wonders. The fronts are cake - removing the hub doesn't require much effort and the whole job can be done in under 2 hours. The rears are supposed to be a bit difficult - I know some able mehanics who took their cars to the shop for the rear bearing to avoid the hassle.

Red1

The difficulty of the rear bearings is a bit overrated. Like any job, having the proper tools makes all the difference.

Tools I used/needed:

impact wrench
bearing puller designed for that bearing
two-arm puller (to get the old inner bearing race off the stub axle)
slide hammer
32mm impact socket
BIG torque wrench (axle nut is torqued to 500Nm)
propane torch
+ everything you'd normally need to remove the CV joints

Most of us don't have all of that laying around. Neither did I. I borrowed what I needed and had it done in an easy afternoon. It was a much easier job than what I had been led to believe.

Did the car feel better? Night and day. My rears were absolutely shot. Rolls smooth as butter now.

ttwitc9516

If you have any brake wobble it is also a prime opportunity to turn the rotors as it is the same procedure for the fronts.

Mike C.

Don't forget to heat the front hubs before installing new bearing races... (steel races in aluminum hub)

Mike B

I also throw the races in the frezzer overnight before installing them. Makes installation easier.

reno808

Iam getting my rear hub bearing done tomorrow. Its makeing alot of niose. Its getting done for $300.00 every thing included.