Has anyone here replaced their front wheel bearing, specifically the left (drivers side) front wheel bearing? Mine has been sqealing after long drives for over a year now and I finally think it is time to replace it. Any idea on the cost of this thing?

Thanks

 

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Are you sure it's the bearing? When you turn right does it make a "WHOOa WHOOa WHOOa WHOOa WHOOA" noise?

I changed my passenger side on my 3rd gen....it wasnt fun. The bearing itself costs like $30....BUT....the old one has to be hydraulicly pressed out of the hub/spindle. Then, after that it's just a matter of reconnecting everything.

It cost me $20 to get it pressed out, and $30 for the bearing....$2 for cotter pins, and $3 for grease.

There's a write up SOMEWHERE, that was more than a year ago though when I found it.

 

Thanks I30tMikeD....Frank had an excellent write up there (should have checked his site first before posting this).

Bijan, since this requires having it pressed out, I think I am going to leave this to a trusted mechanic to do. Looks like a pretty tough job.

 

Well, shop or no shop....it'll cost a penny or two. The reason I did it was to learn it (by myself).....but the "pressing" step fcuked me up.

 

Where can you get the cotter pins at?? Im redoing an axle monday and I guess I have to replace that pin, the stealership?? Guessing autozone wont have it??

 

Yea....autozone had em...

 

When I did mine I just did all the labor of removal and intall and paid a shop $40 to press it in and out for me. Still save money, but avoid the hardest part of the job