scotts97CL2.2

hey guys newbie to the group here but i have a pretty decent knowledge of automotive know how. i have a 97 CL that my in laws bought brand new and handed down to my wife so when i married her i sort of inherited it. its been a great car but its starting to show its age and the brakes started squeaking so i thought id do a quick front end brake job yesterday. Got a cheap set of rotors and pads from oreilly and planned out two hours in my day yesterday. little did i know what i was getting into. So after buying a $20 36mm socket to remove the axle nut i figured out i had to remove the knuckle. 30 mins and a can of penetrating lube later i got the knuckle off only to find figure out i had to press the assembly apart. after an hour of banging with a mallet and a pickle fork i got it apart. I checked the bearings and they didnt look good so i want to replace them but all the parts shops were closed so i changed the rotors and pads and buttoned it back together. My question is how spendy are bearings? and do i absolutely need to have them pressed in an out? Also i saw something about a rotor over hub conversion but after searching i found nothing. Thanks for any help you can provide and i look forward to posting more in the future.

andrew070489

you NEED to have them pressed. if i remember correctly my front 2 bearings were around $300, i installed.

Anhedonia

i believe it was ghost that came up with the rotor over hub conversion kit, it was pretty well priced too, and IMO definetly worth it.

scotts97CL2.2

WOW
pricy bearings!
if i do that ill have more in brakes and bearings in it than the car is worth

andrew070489

thats just a rough figure off the top of my head. things do get pricey though

scotts97CL2.2

well guys the tips on changing brakes helped me greatly. i used the tip of setting rotor on blocks and pounding the bolts from the back side to seperate the rotor/hub assembly and also used a large socket to pound it out as well. Also gives me hope that i can replace the entire hub/bearing assembly if i need to in the future.

732xghost

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bearings at honda are about $96, since i work for hondai usually get em for like $50. ive replaced 4 bearings in under a year.

https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-cl-1997-1999-56/rotor-over-hub-kits-716813/

Project_CLean

iTrader: (2)

bearings at an autoparts like autozone run 70 bucks apiece with a 3 month warranty..pretty good if u ask me..i did mine today at my buddys shop...drilled and slotted rotors..will have pics up soon