Dude you crushed that driveaxle nut onto that vehicle, glad it's not my ride. Rule of thumb; you always torque to specification when tighten the axle nut.
Yeah. I was wondering about torque issue on the mounting bolts and the axle nut. Also, what about pre-loading the bearing issue. What did this guy charge for this oversimplified procedure? No TLC. No cleaning. No inspection. Just another rip off snake.
The older vehicles, you take the hubs off and service the wheel bearings by packing them with grease. The new vehicles, the bearings are sealed. I just had my 2004 Ford Ranger wheel bearings replaced. There is no way to service them. They make the wheel bearings, they put the grease in and then they seal them.
Hi, I have a honda oddyssey that started making a wobbling sound (no shake) on the front driver wheel. I have replaced, balanced, and rotated the tires, changed the brakes, AND replaced the rotors. Same problem persists. HELP!!!!
@darthmal Does the noise disappear when turning? Sounds like your car has developed some slop in the steering or suspension bushings if replacing the other components did not rid the noise.
@plkracer No. It actually sounds louder when turning to either direction, but only on the driver side wheel. It sounds like when you have a rock stock on one of the grooves, except the sound is very low and muffled.
Why do mechanics insist on driving the shit out of bolts with an impact? Don't fool yourselves, mechanics never torque anything to the proper spec, EVER
First off now a days the whole assembly is referred to as a bearing...because they come sealed...also if you go to any shop you will see that they do not use torque wrenches on axle nuts..
wtf? thats not the bearing. its the entire front hub! Typical lazy ass shop dopes. What a waste of material just to save you the effort of doing it the right way.
Plus they get to over charge the customer for the part... AND they cut down the amount of labor for themselves BUT still charge the customer as if they took out the bearing from the hub and put a new one in.
Agrrees w/most the comments on here already.....looks like the whole hub assymbley to me NOT JUST the wheel bearing.=( GOOD VIDEO however and easy to follow so thumbs up video, thumbs down ONLY bearing being replaced.
just replaced the wheel bearing in my geo prizm. was hell cuz i didn't just replace the hub assembly, i broke it all the way down to get the bearing out. sucks, just buy the whole assembly if you are going to do it your self, if not you better have a shop press.
You should torque the wheel bearing nut down with a torque wrench and not use and impact wrench to titen it down, check your service manual for the correct torque foot lbs.
Well done, a well presented video.This type of bearing assembly is a very straightforward procedure to change out,when the bearing is within it's own 'housing' like this;as someone else said it looks like the whole assembly is being changed out;it's just doing 7-8 bolts,no sweat : -) Other bearings are more difficult, ie if the bearing is within the hub carrier a press is best used,also necessary to cut outer race off hub with angle grinder etc.Typically torque on new hub nut should be 215Nm.
@chachachachilie yeah, and them some! What was that piece behind the assembly? looked like a metal bracket or spacer that attaches to the whole thing.
@chachachachilie They don't sell the bearing separately for Ford trucks. We have a Windstar van and I had to buy the whole hub assembly when I did mine.
some anti-seize between the knuckle and hub will help prevent galvanic corrosion. I then take the old spindle nut and tighten it down to half of the final torque, while spinning the hub. That creates running-torque, which will help seat the bearing. Finally, I go ahead and spend the extra $20 for a new nut, and torque it down to manufact. specs. That nut is very critical, and there's no sense to start half-@ssing it at the end. Spend the extra 30 min to do it right, and it can last 150k+ miles.
I would think an ASE mech would put a little more thought into this. Many of us do-it-yourselfer's don't have a pneumatic setup, and want to make it as easy as possible for the next person (prob us again). I have never seen a hub come off that easily, unless it was over-torqued, which caused premature failure. First thing I do is clean all my surfaces up. That gives me a chance to inspect for cracks, flat spots, burs, etc. Then, I put on some high-temp grease to the shaft and bearings. Next,
Man you just way over-tightened the axle nut with that impact wrench.. this is too much stress on the new bearing and will cause it to fail prematurely. Do the job properly; get a torque wrench and find out what that nut should be torqued too! Torque will vary from car to car; mine required 180ft/lbs. The Autozone website has helpful repair guides that include torque specifications.
@DVeck89 That is not true. The stress of the axle nut tension lies on the hub. Yes, the hub is pressed into the bearing, but it will not effect how the bearing wears. The axle threads will bend before the high grade, tempered hub will be burdened at all. Besides, factory specs. usually have a high torque specification for axle nuts.
@DVeck89 USING A GUN WONT HURT IT YOU PONCE, THE TIGHTNESS WONT AFFECT THE BEARING AT ALL. IT IS NOT A TWO PIECE TAPER. THE FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE RIM OF THE CASE. BESIDES THAT GUN PROBABLY PUSHES OUT ABOUT 200 FT/LBS ANYWAY. QUIT WHINING AND GET BACK TO YOUR THEORY BOOKS YOU STUPID IDIOT.
these new bearings don't care so much, at the shop we torque those down that way all the time and we don't get anybody coming back w/ problems. TIGHTEN DOWN THAT AXLE NUT AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN GET IT! It just clamps the center of the bearing, this isn't a terribly torque-specific application. On old vehicles, yes, you preload the bearing w/ axle nut torque, but on this type of bearing this is the right way to do it.
@DVeck89 Do you think any autorepair shop torques bolts to spec? Add the time up it takes to do that over the course of a year, big money. Plus they want you to come back soon rather than later!
@DVeck89 I slightly agree, but the torque specification for the axle nut is not exact. It can vary up 50 ft lbs above spec usually. Some impact wrenches (not all) have a max ft lbs rating of about 200, which is probably on par with the nut on a large SUV like this.
@DVeck89 I can only assume that they went back and torqued it after the camera was turned off...the bearing they are replacing does not look that old and could be the cause of the premature failure? notice he didn't show loosening the bolts with the loc-tite on them and the axle nut was already loose along with new pads & rotors already installed. I'd like to see them do one on a northern vehicle with all the OE parts that have been on the vehicle for several years...where is the rust?
@DVeck89 Good tip. That might be why my wife's car goes through front wheel bearings every 10,000-15,000 miles when changed at a "reputable shop", but they always last 80,000-100,000 miles when I do them myself (the first set lasted 100k too; the SL2 now has almost 400,000 on it). I've tried different shops and they always fail "just" out of the warranty period. I gave up and just changed them myself yesterday again.
i love when ppl come my shop and say"I watched it on the interweb and i cant do it cause i messed it up..cause the video made it look easy but it didnt work for me .oh ya its outside on a tow truck...lol
sweet cause i fix ppls fuck ups all the time it only will cost u twice as much plus the tow
Thank you so very much for this video. I just found out a few days ago that I have the exact same problem as the one on the video. After watching this video I can definitely say that I can do this by myself without having to pay hundreds of dollars to some local shop. Thanks love you guys!!
lmaoo horrible video. for one theres over lapping audio. two the machanic is not following the narrator. three is theres so many procedures left out because we all know taking off an axle nut isnt that easy. plus pulling out a bearing will leave parts in there, unless were in dream land.
There is no torque spec for the axle nut,impact wrench tight.The manufacturer says you can do damage to the wheelbearing and overtighten the axle nut when tightening the axle nut with an impact which is full of BS.You can't overtighten the axle nut and I do this with an impact.
Looks easy enought....except if your wheel bearing does not come completely assemble like that then it's very hard. Can anyone do a video like this on the 05 up tacoma?
i'm from the north east too...that hub bearing doesnt seperate that easy from the knuckle... a good heavy hammer came in handy!...two of the three bolts on the rear of the hub were tricky because the socket rubs on the cvj joint... i did it on my 2003 explorer and it wasnt that hard a job...the video was a good visual but i torqued the axle nut too..didnt have to drop the ball joint or tie rod...though i believe it would have made access to the two rear bolts on the hub easier...
I noticied that you used an impact tool to put back the larger nut that holds the bearing in place, ther is an specific amount of torque needed. If you over thighten that nut, you can damaged the new ballbearing.
@julestertmc thats not the nut that tightens the bearing on the vehicle! that nut attaches the drive axle to the bearing assy.. That must be very tight!!! :)
@mopbrothers I sort of cheated because im in mechanic school- however one thing I found reallly helpful- we have a company- pull-a-part which lets you go out in a huge lot, and buy whatever part from whatever car you want (and you have to remove the part yourself... so- what you might do is look for a similar type place, just go browsing one day- and rpactice it on the car there... it costs you nothing, and so forth..
More like RealFixesRealCrappy. This video lacks a lot of important/time saving information. It helps if you show how to remove a axle nut without an impact gun, because an impact gun will not always remove it. As other's have mention, that is not even the bearing, it is the hub. Do you think it would of been important to mention? Duh! Didn't even use torque sticks to torque down that axle nut. Just blast it with the impact gun, oh yeah, real smart.
@liquidnyquiz i have a 1" jackhammer impact, thats good for 1250 ft. lbs of torque. it'l take anything off.
nd yah thats not a bearing, its the hub. but its a lot cheaper to put a reman hub in it, than to have the bearing pressed out, and a new one pressed in.
and you don't need to torque and axle nut down. you torque bolts only when you have to torque in a criss cross pattern to avoid warping whatever you torquing down
your not compressing the bearing. its not like bearings on a race. your only tightning the race against itself on the CV shaft. no compressing bearing there. I agree, most videos on here lack alot of the needed info. But then again one should do their homework before spouting off at the hip not knowing what they are talking about.. Go back to jiffy hack with your torque sticks..
I see you point but you are missing the fact this is designed to show you quickly w/o all the small details. I was looking to see how much this would bog me down and this video was great to see I can do this easily as some hub/bearings are a PIA. If the end user doesn't know there are torque specs they shouldn't be doing this. Also, a majority of the shops do in fact do you what you just saw and just blast away.
@lordbemylight i bet you, that you cannot buy the bearing itself to replace. And that you have to buy the whole thing. I know my bmw e34 has this same type up front with the whole hub assembly. But sure, they should show how to change a real wheel bearing here!
@micheskillz Some cars require to replace the whole assembly which is ridiculous. It does cost a lot more, some excuse for BMW to make money out of. I used to LOVE BMW's myself in high school, and think they were the most reliable cars on the road. That changed 10 years later; they're high maintenance. On the upside, you don't have to worry about damaging the bearing or improperly installing it.
@lordbemylight yeah, well, it's not that expensive (about 160$), so it's not really that bad and the average wheel bearing on a BMW easily holds up for 130k miles.
But if one buys a BMW to think they never need to maintain it has bought the wrong car, i can agree on that! Parts are not expensive but it requires time and knowledge to be cheap to own! You gotta DIY if you wanna take advantage of it!
Isnt that amasing that after SO many years they havent come up with a better system, so that it has much less Frictions?!? Offcourse we need friction ;-) Friction is good for Econimi. !!? Arg..... When are we going to grow to the 21 centery :-)
@DaManzMoney 2000 Ford Taurus with ABS is a bear and required disassembling half the front end and poppin the ball joint to get to the third bolt holding the wheel bearing I probaly should have mentioned the fact is was a Taurus in my earlier post
@timfoss445 Your welcome but I looked it up cause I am doing my friends front bearing in a 2005 Ford Escape tommorow I thought they were the whole Hub assemblys that come already greased but I called for the part after I wrote you last night and they say for that model its just a bearing not the hub assembly and usally the bearings need to be greased but if you are doing the hub assembly it is greased
question? i have a 2006 pontiac torrent, its making alot of noise when you get to about 20 mph. i think its a bad wheel bearing, i tryed to take apart but could not get the bearing assem. off. i had the axle nut off and the three bolts that is on back off. i beat the sh--t out of it but cant get it out. are there any more tricks to getting this off. any info would help.
when in doubt consult your manual or check Mitchell On-line for "hub nut" torque specs.... every bearing job I've done has had a torque spec for it.....
This video was great, But after reading the comments with using a impact gun to tighten the hub, i thought "wow, kinda wreckless" i agree that he should use something simpler to get the job done right, Then i saw it was a mazda shop. (no offense to mazda owners) Mercedes drivers take pride in repair of their babies.
a hub assy nut should never be impacted on....it should be torqued to prevent too much pre-load and thus damage to the bearing with pre-mature failure !
Great video. I have a 96 F150. Did you have to grease the new Wheel bearings. My Wheel bearings seem to have a cap/cover or something on top. Do I really need that? I am planning ot replace rotors, pads and shocks. How do I know I need new wheel Barings and Ball Joints?
Pictures my truck are under picasaweb /cyberpine/1996F150#
I don't know about you but i didn't see an ABS sensor with the old hub assembly...so wh does the new one have one, I may be wrong but what do you think.?
i agree i have a 2000 tdi beetle and needs a front wheel bearing. the bearing it self is 37$ the whole hub is 400$ nothing wrong with the hub ya know i need a vid of someone actually "FIXING" it not just replacing it.
Its not the mechanic on this one. On this vehicle. the bearing is permanately installed. So for this vehicle's case, if the bearing goes bad, you have to buy the whole hub. (Same thing on my 02 Eclipse, cannot buy JUST the bearing) On other vehicles, you gotta remove the whole spindle, and a press machine is needed to "press" out the old bearing. Thats expensive to do.
Was he supposed to use an impact wrench to tighten the bearing nut ? What about a torque wrench ? I have tightened the bearing nut too much by hand before. I can only image what the impact wrench will do . I honestly don't know
yes, that was a drive axel, 20 ft lbs to seat the bearings then back off, then finger tight on a non-drive axel. some drive axel are torqued well over 200 ft lbs.
how much do bearings cost? and how do you know they're going bad? I hear some woof woof woof noise when my car slows down (acura tl), i'm suspecting its a bearing but not sure
If its only when your slowing down then it's more likely that your rotors are a bit warped. You can have them machined if they still have a lot of life left on them.
Bearings are more of a moaning or whirring noise and are usually louder on turns depending on which side the suspected bearing is. If the right bearing is bad for example, then you would hear it more on left turns because it is under load.
Dude you crushed that driveaxle nut onto that vehicle, glad it's not my ride. Rule of thumb; you always torque to specification when tighten the axle nut.
244lonnie 4 days ago
correct me if I'm wrong but, are you not supposed to use a NEW spindle nut when replacing a hub?
three3eight 2 weeks ago
Yeah. I was wondering about torque issue on the mounting bolts and the axle nut. Also, what about pre-loading the bearing issue. What did this guy charge for this oversimplified procedure? No TLC. No cleaning. No inspection. Just another rip off snake.
TimothyFC6809 1 month ago
The older vehicles, you take the hubs off and service the wheel bearings by packing them with grease. The new vehicles, the bearings are sealed. I just had my 2004 Ford Ranger wheel bearings replaced. There is no way to service them. They make the wheel bearings, they put the grease in and then they seal them.
Henry47ptnm 2 months ago
FAIL!
hxccalinip 2 months ago
Front axle replace
horsemouth76 2 months ago
I think i saw metal shavings come flying when he tightened..
Davaith 2 months ago
Hi, I have a honda oddyssey that started making a wobbling sound (no shake) on the front driver wheel. I have replaced, balanced, and rotated the tires, changed the brakes, AND replaced the rotors. Same problem persists. HELP!!!!
darthmal 2 months ago
@darthmal Does the noise disappear when turning? Sounds like your car has developed some slop in the steering or suspension bushings if replacing the other components did not rid the noise.
plkracer 1 month ago
@plkracer No. It actually sounds louder when turning to either direction, but only on the driver side wheel. It sounds like when you have a rock stock on one of the grooves, except the sound is very low and muffled.
darthmal 1 month ago
i thought he was going to replace just the bearing!!
mrfixitok 3 months ago
Sounds good.
How much do you think this would be on a 2006 mustang, labor/parts? Thanks
wdbwfan 3 months ago
Must torque axle nut and lug nuts to prevent distorting brake rotor.
69ssrszl1 3 months ago
Why do mechanics insist on driving the shit out of bolts with an impact? Don't fool yourselves, mechanics never torque anything to the proper spec, EVER
silvertip69 3 months ago 4
also that impact probably only put about 200Ft Lbs which is standard on most axle nuts...wasnt like he sat on the button for a long period of time
TheBeesnutz99 3 months ago
First off now a days the whole assembly is referred to as a bearing...because they come sealed...also if you go to any shop you will see that they do not use torque wrenches on axle nuts..
TheBeesnutz99 3 months ago
If you have the axle nut on too tight on new hub bearing it warps it from the heat and fails. had it happen to me when over tighten the nut
TheHardcoreWar 3 months ago
new bearing?! are you high you fucking idiot! misleading titel, idiot mechanics deserve to be fired.
1049pm 4 months ago
wtf? thats not the bearing. its the entire front hub! Typical lazy ass shop dopes. What a waste of material just to save you the effort of doing it the right way.
Plus they get to over charge the customer for the part... AND they cut down the amount of labor for themselves BUT still charge the customer as if they took out the bearing from the hub and put a new one in.
Douchebags
ThirdRomeAquilo 4 months ago
he did replace the whole hub assembly. It's simplier that way.
OneHrAcMan 4 months ago
omg thank you ! never knew what a bearing was luls.
Concealment089 4 months ago
does anyone know how to do this to a 2000 neon?
LTDANMAN44 4 months ago
bearing/hub,..same thing.
cliffordsson 4 months ago
Thanks for your video. It helps me a lot.
opsvideo2008 5 months ago
Agrrees w/most the comments on here already.....looks like the whole hub assymbley to me NOT JUST the wheel bearing.=( GOOD VIDEO however and easy to follow so thumbs up video, thumbs down ONLY bearing being replaced.
Opeysan 5 months ago
just replaced the wheel bearing in my geo prizm. was hell cuz i didn't just replace the hub assembly, i broke it all the way down to get the bearing out. sucks, just buy the whole assembly if you are going to do it your self, if not you better have a shop press.
DrJenky 5 months ago
Why didn't you use a torque wrench, and torque the axle nut to spec? I would hate to have you work on my car.
lenzer9 5 months ago
It was probally a womans car and they know that it will eather end up wrecked or run down into the ground.
Eagleoneradiogod 5 months ago
It does not hurt to use a torques wrench to titen down the bearing hub assembly. A JOB WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
troyshereforu 5 months ago
You should torque the wheel bearing nut down with a torque wrench and not use and impact wrench to titen it down, check your service manual for the correct torque foot lbs.
troyshereforu 5 months ago
yes i can
losdodgerz 5 months ago
you can do it
MrBornskinless 6 months ago
He did not overtighten that axle nut. If he did, it would be fairly obvious when he tried to turn the wheel.
Jerkwad152 6 months ago
Didn't look very professional to me...... :(
Corp0ralPunishment 6 months ago 2
This is a piece of cake compared to my Toyo 4runner (4X4) fronts.
dgl1962 6 months ago
this is why auto shops charge you 4x as much.. because they just replace the whole damn unit. I got quoted by Les Schwab to replace ONE bearing $300
ThirdRomeAquilo 7 months ago 2
Well done, a well presented video.This type of bearing assembly is a very straightforward procedure to change out,when the bearing is within it's own 'housing' like this;as someone else said it looks like the whole assembly is being changed out;it's just doing 7-8 bolts,no sweat : -) Other bearings are more difficult, ie if the bearing is within the hub carrier a press is best used,also necessary to cut outer race off hub with angle grinder etc.Typically torque on new hub nut should be 215Nm.
RichardNash100 7 months ago
yeah...taking the bearing out the hub?
LoadedDesperado 7 months ago
For the record, not all cars sell replacement hubs with wheel bearings already pressed in.
If you cannot find a replacement hub with the wheel bearing already pressed in, and you don't know what you're doing, stop right there. Lol.
sk8er4lyfe7 8 months ago
91 ford explorer..?
siTTinLo420 9 months ago
With 229,125 downloads you would have made $22,912 at DimeStand.
txflatsfisher 9 months ago
it says front wheel bearing but to me it looked like he replaced the whole hub assembly....
chachachachilie 9 months ago 39
@chachachachilie integrated unit.
Jeffmtbr 8 months ago
@chachachachilie yeah, and them some! What was that piece behind the assembly? looked like a metal bracket or spacer that attaches to the whole thing.
ThirdRomeAquilo 7 months ago
@chachachachilie some autos have hub and wheel bearings in a sealed unit. front wheel drive and 4x4.s are all like that .
Toolie35 6 months ago
@chachachachilie They don't sell the bearing separately for Ford trucks. We have a Windstar van and I had to buy the whole hub assembly when I did mine.
MikeTheITGuy 2 months ago
@chachachachilie read the description dumbass
ojsdaddy 6 days ago
if you live in buffalo, hubs dont come out that easy. nothing is easy when you work on a car in the rust belt.
reddog9401 9 months ago
@reddog9401 Amen brother.
I looking at buying a hub buster. And those $60 kits of butane + oxygen.
RandallFlaggNY 9 months ago
1.41 that nut comes right off
1939PlymouthRatRod 10 months ago
Oh look an Explorer with a bad bearing....Hmmmm...Story of my life!!!
MichelleRocksOut 10 months ago
some anti-seize between the knuckle and hub will help prevent galvanic corrosion. I then take the old spindle nut and tighten it down to half of the final torque, while spinning the hub. That creates running-torque, which will help seat the bearing. Finally, I go ahead and spend the extra $20 for a new nut, and torque it down to manufact. specs. That nut is very critical, and there's no sense to start half-@ssing it at the end. Spend the extra 30 min to do it right, and it can last 150k+ miles.
jessepoynter 10 months ago
I would think an ASE mech would put a little more thought into this. Many of us do-it-yourselfer's don't have a pneumatic setup, and want to make it as easy as possible for the next person (prob us again). I have never seen a hub come off that easily, unless it was over-torqued, which caused premature failure. First thing I do is clean all my surfaces up. That gives me a chance to inspect for cracks, flat spots, burs, etc. Then, I put on some high-temp grease to the shaft and bearings. Next,
jessepoynter 10 months ago
With this video, even a monkey can replace the bearing
rbareiro 10 months ago 2
that, "You can do it" bit at the end gave me a self confidence boost
julianbell90 10 months ago
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dammitt... does anybody know how to really do this job correctly.....?
84chevyburban 10 months ago
dammitt... does anybody know how to really do this job correctly.....?
84chevyburban 10 months ago
No grease? or what
LikeTheFirstKiss 11 months ago
much easier than a 93 bronco
fatharmonix 11 months ago
Too many inexperienced kids posting on here
boaterbil 11 months ago
i have a 96 4x4 courier and front left bearing is broke, does it fix as easy as the explorer
Skitch928 1 year ago
Man you just way over-tightened the axle nut with that impact wrench.. this is too much stress on the new bearing and will cause it to fail prematurely. Do the job properly; get a torque wrench and find out what that nut should be torqued too! Torque will vary from car to car; mine required 180ft/lbs. The Autozone website has helpful repair guides that include torque specifications.
DVeck89 1 year ago 39
@DVeck89 That is not true. The stress of the axle nut tension lies on the hub. Yes, the hub is pressed into the bearing, but it will not effect how the bearing wears. The axle threads will bend before the high grade, tempered hub will be burdened at all. Besides, factory specs. usually have a high torque specification for axle nuts.
sweetlikeADAM 11 months ago
@DVeck89 USING A GUN WONT HURT IT YOU PONCE, THE TIGHTNESS WONT AFFECT THE BEARING AT ALL. IT IS NOT A TWO PIECE TAPER. THE FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE RIM OF THE CASE. BESIDES THAT GUN PROBABLY PUSHES OUT ABOUT 200 FT/LBS ANYWAY. QUIT WHINING AND GET BACK TO YOUR THEORY BOOKS YOU STUPID IDIOT.
plasticspastic201 8 months ago
@DVeck89
these new bearings don't care so much, at the shop we torque those down that way all the time and we don't get anybody coming back w/ problems. TIGHTEN DOWN THAT AXLE NUT AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN GET IT! It just clamps the center of the bearing, this isn't a terribly torque-specific application. On old vehicles, yes, you preload the bearing w/ axle nut torque, but on this type of bearing this is the right way to do it.
zrobotics 8 months ago
@DVeck89 Do you think any autorepair shop torques bolts to spec? Add the time up it takes to do that over the course of a year, big money. Plus they want you to come back soon rather than later!
Jeffmtbr 8 months ago
@DVeck89 I do it with an impact,you cannot overtighten the axle nut.It is 100% impossible to torque the axle nut.
wafrederick 7 months ago
@DVeck89 Can't overtighten the axle nut and I can prove it.
wafrederick 6 months ago
impact that fucker on there!!!
backwoodsctryboy 4 months ago
@DVeck89 I slightly agree, but the torque specification for the axle nut is not exact. It can vary up 50 ft lbs above spec usually. Some impact wrenches (not all) have a max ft lbs rating of about 200, which is probably on par with the nut on a large SUV like this.
wc4pwned 4 months ago
@DVeck89 I can only assume that they went back and torqued it after the camera was turned off...the bearing they are replacing does not look that old and could be the cause of the premature failure? notice he didn't show loosening the bolts with the loc-tite on them and the axle nut was already loose along with new pads & rotors already installed. I'd like to see them do one on a northern vehicle with all the OE parts that have been on the vehicle for several years...where is the rust?
SceptreOfEternalFate 4 months ago
@DVeck89 Good tip. That might be why my wife's car goes through front wheel bearings every 10,000-15,000 miles when changed at a "reputable shop", but they always last 80,000-100,000 miles when I do them myself (the first set lasted 100k too; the SL2 now has almost 400,000 on it). I've tried different shops and they always fail "just" out of the warranty period. I gave up and just changed them myself yesterday again.
Slider68 1 month ago
@Slider68 Torque is critical, also consider the possibility the vehicle's drive flange lacks interference on the bearing inner race faces.
007bondspy 1 month ago
how different is it on a truck that has manual locking hubs?
it's a 1995 Ford F150 4x4 to be exact
That1DudeXx 1 year ago
@That1DudeXx manual hubs are 10x easier
automotiveDIY 11 months ago
Torq spec is 177 ft lbs
rsfeller 1 year ago
i love when ppl come my shop and say"I watched it on the interweb and i cant do it cause i messed it up..cause the video made it look easy but it didnt work for me .oh ya its outside on a tow truck...lol
sweet cause i fix ppls fuck ups all the time it only will cost u twice as much plus the tow
s1march 1 year ago
Great video! Professional!
desmondruff 1 year ago
thank you for a detailed DIY.
burubuduy 1 year ago
Thank you so very much for this video. I just found out a few days ago that I have the exact same problem as the one on the video. After watching this video I can definitely say that I can do this by myself without having to pay hundreds of dollars to some local shop. Thanks love you guys!!
chanthirat 1 year ago
lmaoo horrible video. for one theres over lapping audio. two the machanic is not following the narrator. three is theres so many procedures left out because we all know taking off an axle nut isnt that easy. plus pulling out a bearing will leave parts in there, unless were in dream land.
unvmematt 1 year ago
NICE 91 DUMBASS
shedlockt 1 year ago
best video ive seen yet
Sel3151 1 year ago
There is no torque spec for the axle nut,impact wrench tight.The manufacturer says you can do damage to the wheelbearing and overtighten the axle nut when tightening the axle nut with an impact which is full of BS.You can't overtighten the axle nut and I do this with an impact.
wafrederick 1 year ago
Looks easy enought....except if your wheel bearing does not come completely assemble like that then it's very hard. Can anyone do a video like this on the 05 up tacoma?
1lonelyhmoobFl 1 year ago
isn't there a torque spec for the axle nut?
rocsvt1 1 year ago
@rocsvt1
depends on what kind of nut.
deluxedookie 1 year ago
@rocsvt1 Not my car... Lol *Mechanics thoughts*
lavid2006 1 year ago
nice
hp11208 1 year ago
i'm from the north east too...that hub bearing doesnt seperate that easy from the knuckle... a good heavy hammer came in handy!...two of the three bolts on the rear of the hub were tricky because the socket rubs on the cvj joint... i did it on my 2003 explorer and it wasnt that hard a job...the video was a good visual but i torqued the axle nut too..didnt have to drop the ball joint or tie rod...though i believe it would have made access to the two rear bolts on the hub easier...
mustng9646 1 year ago
shoulda used a torque spec though
titan56l 1 year ago
@titan56l I THINK ITS A 30MM SOCKET
ONLY1PEA 1 year ago
@titan56l I agree...
hichcoc 1 year ago
Great video. No editing needed. Thanks.
wintersolstice53 1 year ago
That is not a 91 Explorer its a 2002-2005!! wow you guys are experts??? DUMBASSES!!!
fatbradlehs 1 year ago
I noticied that you used an impact tool to put back the larger nut that holds the bearing in place, ther is an specific amount of torque needed. If you over thighten that nut, you can damaged the new ballbearing.
julestertmc 1 year ago
@julestertmc thats not the nut that tightens the bearing on the vehicle! that nut attaches the drive axle to the bearing assy.. That must be very tight!!! :)
fatbradlehs 1 year ago
@julestertmc Exactly...should be torqued
hichcoc 1 year ago
dude you''re awesome!!
agua206 1 year ago
my front tires lean in at the top does anyone knw why?...also when i make a turn or hit a bump the tires will scrape in the front too
lovemycurls07 1 year ago
@lovemycurls07
is youre car lowerd?
nicklausp 1 year ago
@lovemycurls07 because ur shocks or springs are fucked, push on the front and if it bounces more then one and a half times they need replacing
torau666 1 year ago
great explanation, Great video.
pooja1232001 1 year ago
what type of knucle is that , i have never seen one like that , also i wish my ones where that easy god mine are press fit on the fronts
brother776 1 year ago
what the hell? this is so easy compared to a honda
chillincruisin 1 year ago
show me how to do one on an 84 bronco please...
INFOWARforYourMind 1 year ago
I don't have the confidence to do the job.
mopbrothers 1 year ago
@mopbrothers I sort of cheated because im in mechanic school- however one thing I found reallly helpful- we have a company- pull-a-part which lets you go out in a huge lot, and buy whatever part from whatever car you want (and you have to remove the part yourself... so- what you might do is look for a similar type place, just go browsing one day- and rpactice it on the car there... it costs you nothing, and so forth..
medievalman86 1 year ago
should'nt use impact gun on new bearing. use a TW
nissanshift20 1 year ago
More like RealFixesRealCrappy. This video lacks a lot of important/time saving information. It helps if you show how to remove a axle nut without an impact gun, because an impact gun will not always remove it. As other's have mention, that is not even the bearing, it is the hub. Do you think it would of been important to mention? Duh! Didn't even use torque sticks to torque down that axle nut. Just blast it with the impact gun, oh yeah, real smart.
liquidnyquiz 1 year ago
@liquidnyquiz: Snap op and mac tool high torque impact gun will remove these axle nuts every time. If you have the $19.99 special it definitely won't
guayacan07 1 year ago
@liquidnyquiz i have a 1" jackhammer impact, thats good for 1250 ft. lbs of torque. it'l take anything off.
nd yah thats not a bearing, its the hub. but its a lot cheaper to put a reman hub in it, than to have the bearing pressed out, and a new one pressed in.
and you don't need to torque and axle nut down. you torque bolts only when you have to torque in a criss cross pattern to avoid warping whatever you torquing down
northeasteg6 1 year ago
@northeasteg6 bah if you have access to an hydraulic press free it isnt.
fenix144 1 year ago
@liquidnyquiz you should know that in most garage they dont torque.
fenix144 1 year ago
@liquidnyquiz
your not compressing the bearing. its not like bearings on a race. your only tightning the race against itself on the CV shaft. no compressing bearing there. I agree, most videos on here lack alot of the needed info. But then again one should do their homework before spouting off at the hip not knowing what they are talking about.. Go back to jiffy hack with your torque sticks..
jabird73 1 year ago
@liquidnyquiz agree with u approx 160 lbs on that axle nut
s1march 1 year ago
@liquidnyquiz
I see you point but you are missing the fact this is designed to show you quickly w/o all the small details. I was looking to see how much this would bog me down and this video was great to see I can do this easily as some hub/bearings are a PIA. If the end user doesn't know there are torque specs they shouldn't be doing this. Also, a majority of the shops do in fact do you what you just saw and just blast away.
rsfeller 1 year ago
damn you cant buy the full hub and bearing for a civic front
juneya23 1 year ago
gay vid
MegaBigbillybob 1 year ago
That's not a wheel bearing. That's the hub assembly. It holds the wheel bearing.
lordbemylight 1 year ago
@lordbemylight i bet you, that you cannot buy the bearing itself to replace. And that you have to buy the whole thing. I know my bmw e34 has this same type up front with the whole hub assembly. But sure, they should show how to change a real wheel bearing here!
micheskillz 1 year ago
@micheskillz Some cars require to replace the whole assembly which is ridiculous. It does cost a lot more, some excuse for BMW to make money out of. I used to LOVE BMW's myself in high school, and think they were the most reliable cars on the road. That changed 10 years later; they're high maintenance. On the upside, you don't have to worry about damaging the bearing or improperly installing it.
lordbemylight 1 year ago
@lordbemylight yeah, well, it's not that expensive (about 160$), so it's not really that bad and the average wheel bearing on a BMW easily holds up for 130k miles.
But if one buys a BMW to think they never need to maintain it has bought the wrong car, i can agree on that! Parts are not expensive but it requires time and knowledge to be cheap to own! You gotta DIY if you wanna take advantage of it!
micheskillz 1 year ago
@micheskillz cost me 70$ for my acura.
fenix144 1 year ago
i have a dodge neon 02 my rear hub bearing is bad do you have a video for that car thanks
wildwind03 1 year ago
Isnt that amasing that after SO many years they havent come up with a better system, so that it has much less Frictions?!? Offcourse we need friction ;-) Friction is good for Econimi. !!? Arg..... When are we going to grow to the 21 centery :-)
Ebdan88 1 year ago
LOL "simply take those three bolts out"
they skipped having to remove the tie rod and lower ball joint
to GET to the bolts Oh and don't even bother without access to a lift
GChmpln 1 year ago
@GChmpln What are u talkin bout tie rod and ball joint u don't need to touch them
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
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GChmpln 1 year ago
@GChmpln Are you sure your not talking about the rear wheel?
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
@DaManzMoney 2000 Ford Taurus with ABS is a bear and required disassembling half the front end and poppin the ball joint to get to the third bolt holding the wheel bearing I probaly should have mentioned the fact is was a Taurus in my earlier post
GChmpln 1 year ago
Do I grease the new bearing/hub or does it come pre lubed? Thanks!
timfoss445 1 year ago
@timfoss445 they are hub assemblys already greased
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
@DaManzMoney THANK YOU!
timfoss445 1 year ago
@timfoss445 Your welcome but I looked it up cause I am doing my friends front bearing in a 2005 Ford Escape tommorow I thought they were the whole Hub assemblys that come already greased but I called for the part after I wrote you last night and they say for that model its just a bearing not the hub assembly and usally the bearings need to be greased but if you are doing the hub assembly it is greased
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
@timfoss445 The one in the video is the hub asembly and it does NOT need to be greased
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
Thank you, Sir. Nice help, save some money on repairs!
chatingkicker 1 year ago
GREAT DETAIL!! THANKS
1MrTalented1 1 year ago
question? i have a 2006 pontiac torrent, its making alot of noise when you get to about 20 mph. i think its a bad wheel bearing, i tryed to take apart but could not get the bearing assem. off. i had the axle nut off and the three bolts that is on back off. i beat the sh--t out of it but cant get it out. are there any more tricks to getting this off. any info would help.
rigidrider09 1 year ago
@rigidrider09 use a hub puller
lovemym16 1 year ago
So if I see a mechanic use an impact wrench to install the wheel bearing on my car, can I complain?
undertake782 1 year ago
when in doubt consult your manual or check Mitchell On-line for "hub nut" torque specs.... every bearing job I've done has had a torque spec for it.....
adamshotrod 1 year ago
This video was great, But after reading the comments with using a impact gun to tighten the hub, i thought "wow, kinda wreckless" i agree that he should use something simpler to get the job done right, Then i saw it was a mazda shop. (no offense to mazda owners) Mercedes drivers take pride in repair of their babies.
brandon671 1 year ago
a hub assy nut should never be impacted on....it should be torqued to prevent too much pre-load and thus damage to the bearing with pre-mature failure !
PREPAREORSUFFER 1 year ago
@PREPAREORSUFFER
The nut only holds the CV axle in place it doesn't preload the bearing
kevinl23 1 year ago
@kevinl23 ....it doesnt matter......impacting a hub assy nut is damaging to the bearing assy PERIOD !!!
PREPAREORSUFFER 1 year ago
@PREPAREORSUFFER Wait you can use the impact wrench to loosen but not tight right?
undertake782 1 year ago
@undertake782 ...correct...but using an impact while tightening can damage the new bearing !!!
PREPAREORSUFFER 1 year ago
GREAT VIDEO !
billymitchell00 1 year ago
Now try doing that on a rusted one.
whatup422 1 year ago
Great video. I have a 96 F150. Did you have to grease the new Wheel bearings. My Wheel bearings seem to have a cap/cover or something on top. Do I really need that? I am planning ot replace rotors, pads and shocks. How do I know I need new wheel Barings and Ball Joints?
Pictures my truck are under picasaweb /cyberpine/1996F150#
cyberpine 1 year ago
this thing is actually called the hub bearing assembly. the wheel bearings are two rings which are more difficult to remove.
donnalicious87 1 year ago
The wheelbearing called a non servicable part and the bearing is sealed
wafrederick 1 year ago
Outstanding, Love the video, Great Job!, there should be more of these around for DIY.
runway19er 1 year ago
I would just replace the bearing within the hub!
qwertymeehan9 1 year ago
i wish mine was that simple
daveduznotrull 1 year ago
I don't know about you but i didn't see an ABS sensor with the old hub assembly...so wh does the new one have one, I may be wrong but what do you think.?
MrHvm1985 1 year ago
@MrHvm1985 haha i didnt see it either, and i was wondering that...
balla4CHS32 1 year ago
@balla4CHS32 Yup, I don't have 20/20 vision but i pay attention to detail..
MrHvm1985 1 year ago
im still lookin for a vid where they grease and repack bearings... agree with mmmmmdiesel
cvmiata 1 year ago
These type of bearings cannot be repacked. They are permanately installed. Typically the rear wheels on a front wheel drive, you can repack them.
fueledbymusic3 1 year ago
what about the axel nut torque spec?This is dangerous and will cause premature bearing failure if not torqued properly.
2253benjamin 2 years ago
highly recommend torquing it because u could damage your wheel bearing
xAznxChinkx 1 year ago
Because alot of Hub and bearings on cars nowadays are not serviceable morons. Especially import vehicles.
TKOxPITCHBlAk 2 years ago 6
this is a how to change a hub video not a bearing video, lazyyyyyyyy
rxpx69 2 years ago
Typical of todays Mechanics....just replace the complete Hub...why not actually replace the Bearing....nothing wrong with the Hub.
moriwaki1105 2 years ago
i agree i have a 2000 tdi beetle and needs a front wheel bearing. the bearing it self is 37$ the whole hub is 400$ nothing wrong with the hub ya know i need a vid of someone actually "FIXING" it not just replacing it.
MMMMMDIESEL 2 years ago
@MMMMMDIESEL $400 for a hub? where the hell are you shopping? i barely did some searching and i found a hub for your car for around 100 bucks...
MyGTP97 1 year ago
Its not the mechanic on this one. On this vehicle. the bearing is permanately installed. So for this vehicle's case, if the bearing goes bad, you have to buy the whole hub. (Same thing on my 02 Eclipse, cannot buy JUST the bearing) On other vehicles, you gotta remove the whole spindle, and a press machine is needed to "press" out the old bearing. Thats expensive to do.
fueledbymusic3 1 year ago
Great video
lagolake1 2 years ago
Great vid, and many thanks. Local dealer wanted over $700 for this repair, so you really saved me some dough!
Kiwimufasa 2 years ago
not a '91 explorer
MMMMMDIESEL 2 years ago
Was he supposed to use an impact wrench to tighten the bearing nut ? What about a torque wrench ? I have tightened the bearing nut too much by hand before. I can only image what the impact wrench will do . I honestly don't know
gary32080 2 years ago
yes, that was a drive axel, 20 ft lbs to seat the bearings then back off, then finger tight on a non-drive axel. some drive axel are torqued well over 200 ft lbs.
adamshotrod 2 years ago
damn i hate fords!
deuceswild76 2 years ago
I thought they will change the actual ball bearing part of the thing.
kosmosleha 2 years ago
how much do bearings cost? and how do you know they're going bad? I hear some woof woof woof noise when my car slows down (acura tl), i'm suspecting its a bearing but not sure
Samplemonster 2 years ago
If its only when your slowing down then it's more likely that your rotors are a bit warped. You can have them machined if they still have a lot of life left on them.
Bearings are more of a moaning or whirring noise and are usually louder on turns depending on which side the suspected bearing is. If the right bearing is bad for example, then you would hear it more on left turns because it is under load.
relaxitsonlyagame 2 years ago
looks a lil newer than a 91 ford explorer more like a 2001
palla2442 2 years ago