Hub Bearings???

[blazncypher]

I posted a topic before about a rubbing sound. Well I actually found out that i need new hub bearings for the front passenger side. I really dont know much about this stuff so i need some help. I took it to good year and they quoted me at $730 for the hub bearing. Im not sure what else needs to be replaced when you change the hub bearing but when i looked online for just the hub bearing it was like $100. Am i being jacked or is their more to replacing a hub bearing than just getting a new hub bearing?????

[allensteiner]

lightsout said he paid $600 for parts and labor so you're not too far from that. call around and get some more quotes.

[davskins97]

I think I paid $550 for the bearing and a new hub. The old hub was worn from leaving the bad bearing on it too long. I had mine done at a local repair shop, so it's quite a bit cheaper than Nissan or Goodyear would do it for I'm sure. I like to use small shops with knowledgeable mechanics. Most of them know that their only chance at repeat business is to do a good job at a reasonable price. I don't like to pay dealership rates and overblown time estimates for jobs that can be done in 1/2 the time.

[allensteiner]

I think I paid $550 for the bearing and a new hub. The old hub was worn from leaving the bad bearing on it too long. I had mine done at a local repair shop, so it's quite a bit cheaper than Nissan or Goodyear would do it for I'm sure. I like to use small shops with knowledgeable mechanics. Most of them know that their only chance at repeat business is to do a good job at a reasonable price. I don't like to pay dealership rates and overblown time estimates for jobs that can be done in 1/2 the time.

i have one shop like that in town...i mean the guys are all about 50 with 70's mustaches and hair but i haven't met better suspension techs yet.

[DevonD]

Im doing the same job to the driver side of my car. there are alot of internet sites that have this stuff for cheap. I found the parts i needed just at a local parts shop where I live. Its even cheaper than online too. For example i got the bearing for $40. look at some small parts shops and i bet you can find an equally good deal. then the labour is easy so you can do it...

[DevonD]

oh and one of these sites is http://www.autopartswarehouse.com and another i believe is http://www.partssourceonline.com. as well you are also supposed to replace the hub at the same time..dont know why but thats just what i have been told...

[lightsout]

lightsout said he paid $600 for parts and labor so you're not too far from that. call around and get some more quotes.

i was mistaken, i'm sorry Devon. I found my receipt for the hub & bearing press.

nissan bearing part number [05N/40210-2Y000] $ 119.55nissan hub part numver [05N/40202-2Y000] $ 153.43labor to remove and replace (1hr) @ $ 96.00 tax $ 22.52 total $ 391.50

i paid $391.50(tax included) from Mossy Nissan out here in SoCal. but remember, i took only the spindle in, not my car, and just had them remove the old bearing and hub and press in a new bearing and hub.

so sorry i messed up on the cost.

[davskins97]

oh and one of these sites is http://www.autopartswarehouse.com and another i believe is http://www.partssourceonline.com. as well you are also supposed to replace the hub at the same time..dont know why but thats just what i have been told...

A bearing is made to very tight tolerances (a few tenths of a thousand) and the fit between bearing o.d. and the hub i.d. it presses in must be sized very closely. If the hub is worn (which happens when the old bearing fails and is left in too long) then there will be too much slop between the hub and the bearing. This loose fit will cause the bearing to fail prematurely as the bearing will pivot/wobble inside the hub. You can have the hub inspected to see if the bore is still the correct size, but chances are it will have some wear on it and will therefore be too large for a proper fit.

[DevonD]

I did the hub bearing over the weekend it and cost me $20 each for two bearing seals, $40 for the bearing, 120 for the hub. And I pressed it myslef in five minutes. I would recomend doing it yourself, dont pay anyone to do something you can do yourself in 3 or so hours.

[blazncypher]

i just paid $530 to have it all done and its warrantied for a year. i needed a new hub and bearing, **** is expensive but i dont have the time to do it myself.

[mat_man1]

How did you figure out what it was? I have a rubbing sound as well and read another post about the strut tower bearing making a whoosh sound and thought that might be what I am needing. After reading this it sounds like I may have a bad hub bearing as well. It started out only when I was making right turns and sounded like it was coming from the left side wheel. Seems to get progressively louder the longer the trip. On my last trip it started to do it while I was going straight. Started overheating as well but that is another issue. Bought a 07 Quest SE and the Maxima has been in the driveway since but I am going to fix it and use it as a second vehicle.

[DevonD]

I think the biggest indication is if you jack up the tire off the ground and try and rock the wheel back on forth using an in and out motion. If it does rock then your wheel bearing is done. jack up the other side as well so you can feel what it should be like.

[blazncypher]

I think the biggest indication is if you jack up the tire off the ground and try and rock the wheel back on forth using an in and out motion. If it does rock then your wheel bearing is done. jack up the other side as well so you can feel what it should be like.

that is exactly how i found out it was the hub bearing.

[Sentientbydesign]

Here's a DIY.

This guy's site is AMAZING. I used it for reference when replacing my CV axle.

http://www.motorvate.ca/mvp.php/704

[mat_man1]

Well I jacked the car up to check the play in the wheel tonight and it moved a little but not as much as I thought that it would to be making the noise that it is making. Maybe a ball joint? And if so do ball joints make noise when they go bad? I jacked the other side up and thought it had a little play as well but not as much. I don't know...maybe I will just take it to get an estimate to see what they say.

[DevonD]

getting it checked out could be a better soloution but I doubt it. they will tell you that need a whole bunch more stuff than you do. The wheel should have no free play at all. so im still sticking with wheel bearing.

and your rocking it straight up and down right? not in the directions the wheels turn?

[NISSAN240SX12]

I just did a wheel bearing job myself. I bought two bearings left and right for about 90 bucks. it doesn't take much to disassemble the hub. it takes about 30min to and hour to pull off the hub depending on skill. knocking out the old bearing is easy. remove the retaining ring on the back of the hub and knock it out. it just takes a couple of good wacks with a hammer. if you cant press in the new bearing you can get it done for like 40 bucks at a shop. do it yourself and save some money!

[mat_man1]

I am somewhat mechanically inclined but I have never done something this detailed and the motorvate writeup looks somewhat intimidating. I have done starters, alternators, fuel pump in tank of 89 sho, but never done brakes except on my four wheeler. Maybe it is something about the safety issues if I don't do something right. I am not driving it now as I got another vehicle so maybe I will attempt it myself. I need new cv joints as well and in motorvates write up it looks like you have to take them out to get the hub off...is this correct. I may attempt that as well if that is the case. Just don't know if I am going to have all the tools I need. Well see.