Wheel bearing replacement

[Stone Cold]

How hard is it and what do you have to do- special tools or anything? I've done em on lots of stuff but none have had a single bearing.

[Midwest_Drift_Shop]

I think there has allready been a post about this.

Tools you WILL need:A decent shop pressBasic hand tools(wrenches, sockets, etc..)Rubber Mallet. (to knock out the axle from the hub when removing from car)(Maybe a screw driver and hammer to remove the retaining clips)

But anyways, there is alot involved. You must remove the wheel hub assembly, this is not too hard. After you do that you need to press out the old bearing, there are two retaining rings that you need to remove to do this. If all goes right the old bearing will separate into two or three pieces. Save those old pieces of the bearing, they will come in handy when pressing in the new bearing. Get the new bearing, make sure there is no dirt or metal in the wheel hub when you are pressing in the new bearing. Now if i remember right, you will need to take the old outer race of the wheel bearing and grind it down a few millimeters so that it wont get stuck in the wheel hub, then you can use this to press the new bearing in. It is important that you use the outer section of the bearing to press it in, you do not want to press from the middle, which will separate the sealed bearing, then your screwed out of that $90 ~ $120 you spent on the bearing. I believe you should put back in the bottom retaining ring before you press in the bearing, so it will stop when you get the bearing pressed in all the way. Now when you press the middle section into the bearing, you will have to do the same thing, but flip the assembly upside down, and make sure you support the inner race of the bearing from the bottom, and your pressing against that, so you don't separate the bearing.

This is all off the top of my head, so there may be more detailed information in my earlier post about J30 wheel bearings. So just search for that.

[Stone Cold]

I think there has allready been a post about this.

Tools you WILL need:A decent shop pressBasic hand tools(wrenches, sockets, etc..)Rubber Mallet. (to knock out the axle from the hub when removing from car)(Maybe a screw driver and hammer to remove the retaining clips)

But anyways, there is alot involved. You must remove the wheel hub assembly, this is not too hard. After you do that you need to press out the old bearing, there are two retaining rings that you need to remove to do this. If all goes right the old bearing will separate into two or three pieces. Save those old pieces of the bearing, they will come in handy when pressing in the new bearing. Get the new bearing, make sure there is no dirt or metal in the wheel hub when you are pressing in the new bearing. Now if i remember right, you will need to take the old outer race of the wheel bearing and grind it down a few millimeters so that it wont get stuck in the wheel hub, then you can use this to press the new bearing in. It is important that you use the outer section of the bearing to press it in, you do not want to press from the middle, which will separate the sealed bearing, then your screwed out of that $90 ~ $120 you spent on the bearing. I believe you should put back in the bottom retaining ring before you press in the bearing, so it will stop when you get the bearing pressed in all the way. Now when you press the middle section into the bearing, you will have to do the same thing, but flip the assembly upside down, and make sure you support the inner race of the bearing from the bottom, and your pressing against that, so you don't separate the bearing.

This is all off the top of my head, so there may be more detailed information in my earlier post about J30 wheel bearings. So just search for that.

I was under the impression it was a one piece bearing? Does it come apart or something? Please post the link, I couldn't find it.