MikeS 18

Guys,

I need to replace the wheel bearings and it has been suggested that it might be easier to replace the entire hub assembly since I can probably do the assembly but I guess the wheel bearing replacement requires big machines.

Anybody know the work involved for either of these jobs? Can either be considered a do-it-yourself?

MikeS

Allout

You're probably better off using the existing knuckle and hub. If you have the tools to pull the knuckle and hub off, just take it to a machine shop and they can press the hub off and install the new bearing using a hydralic press. Call a few machine shops and get some prices. It should be around $25-50 bucks to do. Tough part is pulling the axle bolt without an impact gun. I think that's on there with 180ft/lbs of torque. Releasing the ball joints is easy with the right tool.

On older Hondas, this had to be done to change the rotors so it's a fairly common procedure.

MikeS 18

anybody else have an opinion on this? Or is this correct?

dvbrien

Chiming an old thread... Yea you can use a wheel puller (2 leg not 3)
to seperate the bearing from the knuckle itself, also must be done to get out the lower ball joint. But once you've pulled that, OMFG good luck on that hub seperating from the bearing too! but, worth it not to pay 100+ for a new knuckle. Spend that money on getting the machine work done. DIY it is Not!