Anybody use this to replace the bearing on their FWD vehicle? I've seen some similar tools that are way more expensive but was wondering if anyone has had success with this.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=45210

 

For the 5th gen you need something like a 3-ton bearing press. For smaller bearings that might work, but for ours, you need some heavy-duty power. Trust me, the first bearing I tried to press out with a small press took about 2 hours to do and ruined the hub.

I've had to change several front bearings over the past couple of years (autocross kills em) and have 2 methods:

1. go to a junkyard and find a spindle assembly with low miles on it - they usually run under $100 used.
2. pull the whole spindle off and take it to pretty much any garage. Bring a new bearing from Nissan ($55 from DaveB). Pay them $25 to press the old one out and the new one in.

Bearings are not worth the trouble of DIY, in my opinion. They're the only things I have done at "the shop"

 

I orignally posted this in the "Other Cars" section under the miscellaneous section. I should have mentiuoned it was for a Ford Escort not my Maxima.

 

Cost $20 bucks to let a shop press the bearings out and back into a hub assembly. Most local auto parts supply shops will do this for you, just bring them your hub assembly and the new bearings.