Rear Bearing Replacement - 2004AT
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Rear Bearing Replacement - 2004AT
Anyone change their rear wheel bearing and care to give a few tips/pointers on what to watch out for. Do I need a shop manual or is the replacement procedure obvious. Any special tools required? Anyone have a pic or blowup of the parts involved? Aftermarket Timken part versus OEM? Thanks.
#3
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I can't comment on the specifics of this job on this car, but its likely that the replacement aftermarket bearing is a press-in type, so you'd have to remove the rear hub assembly, bring it to a shop, slip the guy a few bucks and have him press out the old one and press in the new one.
As for the Timken part, they are quality parts. I would not hesitate to run them in my car. Plenty of good experiences w/ their parts in the past, and my 'parts guy' swears by them -- never has customers complaining about them.
As for the Timken part, they are quality parts. I would not hesitate to run them in my car. Plenty of good experiences w/ their parts in the past, and my 'parts guy' swears by them -- never has customers complaining about them.
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The rear hub/bearing comes as an assembly. A relatively easy r&r once you get the rear caliper and rotor off. Four bolts thru the knuckle hold the hub on. No press required on the rear, only on the fronts.
#6
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There is no "bearing nut", there are 4 hub/bearing mounting bolts. There is no mention of them being one time use bolts in the S/M. Their torque spec is 47lb/ft. You are supposed to replace the o-ring between the hub/bearing and the knuckle, but I'm not sure there's a need to if the original one is undamaged.
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FWIW, I did this about six or eight weeks ago. It was a bit of a PITA, but it's because I had shoulder surgery earlier this year and still lack full strength in my left shoulder. Aside from the need of brute force, the job itself was straightforward. I recommend an impact screwdriver for the rotor retaining screws (mine were pretty rusted in), a little Deep Creep or WD40 for the stuck-on bolts, and some Aleve for the next day. I paid for access to the Helms manual, though the instructions were not terribly clear. I ended up accidentally unscrewing the brake fluid line, because I could not tell from the instructions which little 12 mm bolt I needed to loosen. Oy. At any rate, it's the lug nuts, two rotor screws, two caliper bolts, and four bearing bolts that have to be removed and re-tightened.
I could not fit my torque wrench in the space, so I tightened them as best I could, using the wrench and my mallet, and then I had them torqued by the Honda dealer when I had the brake fluid flushed a few days later. I ordered mine through Hondapartsnow.com. They are pretty cool.
If you need any pointers, let me know. I was going to do a DIY, but it turns out that it takes me three times as long as it should to do something. LOL.
I could not fit my torque wrench in the space, so I tightened them as best I could, using the wrench and my mallet, and then I had them torqued by the Honda dealer when I had the brake fluid flushed a few days later. I ordered mine through Hondapartsnow.com. They are pretty cool.
If you need any pointers, let me know. I was going to do a DIY, but it turns out that it takes me three times as long as it should to do something. LOL.
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