08 Rogue Wheel Bearing

[jmbones]

Anyone have a wheel bearing fail yet? Wifes '08 sounds like it needs a new one. Shes at about 80k miles.

[philipa_240sx]

There have been a couple of reports of failed wheel bearings in this forum. It's not very common though.

[jmbones]

Any idea if this is something that a Nissan dealer has to do or can my local shop do it with aftermarket parts?

Edit: n/m, found a Moog assembly at Advance Auto for $129. Might have to tackle this one myself. Just need to figure out what side it is.

[philipa_240sx]

jmbones,

You can't actually get just the bearing, you have to buy the entire hub assembly.

I strongly recommend using OEM Nissan wheel hub assembly part # 40202-JG01A (same # for both sides). They are ~$145, not much more than aftermarket parts and should be of much higher quality. Also note that the Nissan part comes with new wheel studs pre-installed.

BTW, before you go off and replace a bearing, make sure the splash shield behind the brake rotor is not rubbing. I recently had to bend mine back as it was contacting the rotor making rubbing/scraping noises! Usually bearing failure makes more of a groaning noise.

[jmbones]

Yes I understand. This is definitely the bearing as I have had them go on previous vehicles. It is the tell tale humming sound that gets worse when you turn in a certain direction. The entire hub at Advance Auto was what I was referring to above for $129. I don't really have time to do it myself at this point and it's been humming for a while now so I just made an appointment at my local shop. Nissan dealer is over an hour away, shop is 5 minutes and it's my wifes and she cannot be without the vehicle as she works for a hospital and needs to be there. Luckily she has off when I made the appointment. I am also having 4 new Firestone Winterforce studded snow tires mounted/balanced at the same time. Got them from TireRack for $509 studded and delivered.

Eventually I am going to buy 4 winter steel wheels or cheap aluminum wheels and mount the snows to them for dedicated use. Then I can just swap those out each winter like I do for my truck. But that gets costly with new TPMS and I need to visit a dealer to have those programmed.

[philipa_240sx]

Eventually I am going to buy 4 winter steel wheels or cheap aluminum wheels and mount the snows to them for dedicated use. Then I can just swap those out each winter like I do for my truck. But that gets costly with new TPMS and I need to visit a dealer to have those programmed.

I don't use TPMS sensors on my winter tires/wheels. TPMS is not mandated in Canada, so there aren't any legal/regulatory issues. The TPMS warning light will illuminate but is easily masked off for the winter using a small square of black electrical tape.

In the US, it's likely a different story as TPMS has been mandated by the gov't. Not sure if any shop will permit you to install snow tires/wheels without TPMS sensors.

[jmbones]

I can get them installed without the senors but I dont want my wife staring at the light, nor do I want tape over it because that would worry her as well with our 6 month old daughter in the car.