I think my bearings is about to go i hear humming noise all the time when i'm driving my car esp. when i press brakes. I feel envious when i'm in someones car esp. new one it's just feels so smooth on ride no noises whatsoever. Anyways i'm about to replace all the bearings and want to know how hard is it. From my experience i replaced suspention on my car like shocks and end links also alternator, starter. What do you think guys should i do it myself or just let the shop do it? How much it might be at the shop?
Thanks.

 

i would not recomend changing them urself.. its too easy to screw them up... just remove the hub from the knuckle adn take as much apaft form the knuckle as u can... then just bring it to the dealer to get it pressed in.. it should not cost u more than 50 bucks... the rear are different

to check which ones are bad lift the wheel off the ground and grab the wheel and shack it left to right and up and down.. if it makes noise and moves its probably bad.....

 

i think in the end it will be cheaper for you to take it to someone to find out which bearing it is and replace that one at a shop then it would be for you to replace all 4...

 

I've been getting that noise from the rear. Suspected it was tire noise, but the noise stayed the same when I put my winter tires on. The dealer said the rear wheel bearing comes with the hub so they'll have to replace the whole deal for about $135 in parts and an hour labor. I'm just curious if other people have had trouble with rear bearings and their solution.

 

i just had my wheel front left wheel bearing replaced at the dealer. wheel bearings are something i wont do myself. to top it off you need a press which i dont have and ive been to busy. only cost me 162USD. parts included. and warrentied which is even better. ilove my discount heh.

 

i bought the bearing and all the seals and payed ess than 100 bucks with dealer instal.....

 

It's better to get mechanics to do this thing. They can easily "press in" the bearings with minimal effort compared to DIY.

-Peter-

 

DIY, like, stomping on it instead of a press? Well, certainly..

 

I did try using a set of table clamps to get it in, but it turns out that I'm an idiot and learned to get the mechanics to do this.

 

so the cheapest way to do it is to pull it out, then have a mechanic press it in for you?

 

The rear bearings are quite easy to replace, all you have to do is take the brakes off (rotors too) and the 30mm nut, and it just slides off. the front bearings you should take to a shop unless you are a professional. the best way to find the bad bearing is to jack up the car and spin the tires with your hands, you will be able to hear and single out the bad one because it makes a distinctive noise...hope this helps

 

In all the cars I have had, I have never seen a car that bleeds thru tire noise like a Maxima. I have a 95 and a 96 and thought for sure it has a serious wheel bearing problem on the rear of the 96. I finally swapped the tires from one car to the other and now the 95 sounds like the bearings need replacing. I also have a friend that just bought a 96 and he has the same problem. His sounds like it has truck mudder tires on it and they are not.
As noted, I suggest that you raise the car, especially the rear and feel for tightness and noise when you spin it. The rear wheel bearings are easy to remove and you can feel the assembly better in your hand. You can also grease the rear bearings by wiping grease around the edge of the bearing and using an airhose with nozzle on it you can blow grease into the bearing. They have a crack around the bearing that you can see the rollers.
The reason I am saying this is that it would be a shame to go to all that much expense, whether you did it yourself or not, and it not solve your problem. Have you got another friend with a Maxima that is quite that you could swap tires with and try it out?
Randy