Front bearing finally done..Somewhat PITA
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Front bearing finally done..Somewhat PITA
Car is real quiet now. It maybe worth it to pay the shop to do this job if you dont have the proper tools. But Im glad I did it because I now learned how to basically take the whole suspension apart. Next time around should be a piece of cake.
The tricky part is removing the tie rod ends. A splitter tool is needed as well as knowing where to hit the tie rod with a hammer to undo the tie rod bolt.
You must rent a hub puller in order to get the hub/knuckle out from the axle. I rented one for free from Autozone. Hub came out real easy with this tool.
Its best to just remove the whole steering knuckle out and take the whole unit to a shop. I had the shop remove the old bearing and the new one pressed in for $50.
Putting the ball joint nut is also tricky since a torque wrench cannot fit in there. Just make sure you use a new nut with nylon lock ends and get the longest wrench to tighten it as much as you can. (the nylon lock nut should hold it in place).
I did mark the control arm before taking the nuts apart. But since I remove the whole knuckle out of the car, I will need an alignment.
Whats weird is that mysterious "clunk" or "pop" when slowly backing up or turning is now gone. I wonder which component had to do with it? Sway bar link, strut housing, tie rod?
The tricky part is removing the tie rod ends. A splitter tool is needed as well as knowing where to hit the tie rod with a hammer to undo the tie rod bolt.
You must rent a hub puller in order to get the hub/knuckle out from the axle. I rented one for free from Autozone. Hub came out real easy with this tool.
Its best to just remove the whole steering knuckle out and take the whole unit to a shop. I had the shop remove the old bearing and the new one pressed in for $50.
Putting the ball joint nut is also tricky since a torque wrench cannot fit in there. Just make sure you use a new nut with nylon lock ends and get the longest wrench to tighten it as much as you can. (the nylon lock nut should hold it in place).
I did mark the control arm before taking the nuts apart. But since I remove the whole knuckle out of the car, I will need an alignment.
Whats weird is that mysterious "clunk" or "pop" when slowly backing up or turning is now gone. I wonder which component had to do with it? Sway bar link, strut housing, tie rod?
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