Quick front wheel bearing question.
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NEp8ntballer
cyber ninja
all you need is a bottle jack, some metal to weld up and some other things... a shop press isn't too technical at all to build.This is only Ashley's 92.
So to make this Job as easy as possible, I should Just get a new bearing, Take the whole Knuckle off, Take it somewhere with the new bearing to make Bearing sexy time, Reinstall Knuckle and then Cry myself to slee....I mean ...drive off in to the sunset.... ?
Should I also purchase a new snap ring?
I'm just looking to do this as easily as possible and hopefully for under 100 bucks (The car needs RCA Bushings as well)
FWIW, I don't have a press of any kind and I have no Garage with a Gravel driveway
-Sam
SHOspazz92
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hawkeye18
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That sux. I wish I had something else to say... but I got nothin'. I guess I'll just say best of luck...
NEp8ntballer
cyber ninja
I forgot that I wasn't talking to a manly man. truthfully the two hour drive would probably be cheaper than finding a machine shop and them charging you to replace the bearing.
SHOspazz92
Banned
I don't care for the "Do it yourself or ****" answers. When it comes to doing suspension work, I leave it to either a shop or somone who knows exactly what they are doing. Safety is a big concern for me, especially when it's a car not driven by me but instead my significant other. I've done plenty of other Jobs on my car and while I'm not the most mechanicaly inclined person you will meet, I know what I'm doing for the Most part. Suspension work however is not somthing I'm comfortale doing myself. Thank you for your suggestion anyways.
-Sam
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Bob Gervais
Wut?
This is only Ashley's 92.
So to make this Job as easy as possible, I should Just get a new bearing, Take the whole Knuckle off, Take it somewhere with the new bearing to make Bearing sexy time, Reinstall Knuckle and then Cry myself to slee....I mean ...drive off in to the sunset.... ?
Should I also purchase a new snap ring?
I'm just looking to do this as easily as possible and hopefully for under 100 bucks (The car needs RCA Bushings as well
FWIW, I don't have a press of any kind and I have no Garage with a Gravel driveway
-Sam
Sam, this is exactly what you should do. Get the bearing only, hub should be fine, as should the snap ring. Find an automotive machine shop in your area, have them install the new bearing, and you put the knuckle back on.
Expect to pay about $40 to have the bearing pressed in.
Ashley_MTX
New Member
Thanks everyone for the help. We just want to make sure we do this right. After spending yesterday changing an exhaust gasket on our gravel drive (should've been super easy-- took a few hours) with what we have we realized that a more complicated (or tedious) job is probably not something to attempt there.
It might be worth driving to base, but keep in mind this is my DD so the car can't really be down for long and we don't really have much room for error. If we had a garage and the tools and at least a full weekend I'd have no problem doing it myself- we don't. So for peace of mind we'll probably just have someone replace the bearing (possibly the hub) and be done with it.
Thanks to everyone for clearing up our confusion!
It might be worth driving to base, but keep in mind this is my DD so the car can't really be down for long and we don't really have much room for error. If we had a garage and the tools and at least a full weekend I'd have no problem doing it myself- we don't. So for peace of mind we'll probably just have someone replace the bearing (possibly the hub) and be done with it.
Thanks to everyone for clearing up our confusion!
Bob Gervais
Wut?
No need to explain Ashley, not all of us have the time to fabricate tooling, drive two hours, and start tearing into something important on our DD's.
FWIW, I've never pressed a bearing, and I'm a machinist/fabricator. To me, it was much simpler to pay someone $40 to do it.
Bob Gervais
Wut?
Missed this on the first read... hehe...
After having "disassembled" numerous Taurus/Sable/Continental front spindles, I have yet to find a single one where the axle nut has even slightly "loosened-up". As a matter of fact, I did two front sets today, and the axle nuts on both were a b*tch to get off (I used a 25" breaker bar as a matter of fact).
I believe the front wheel bearing torque spec is 190 ft-lbs of torque. Many torque wrenches simply don't even go that high . . . .
CV shaft nut 185 - 205 Ft Lbs
NEp8ntballer
cyber ninja
and I don't care for people that don't have a sense of humor... In the end it's your decision and I respect that.
I was quoted a couple hundred to replace the bearings and hubs but that quote was also from him thinking that the knuckles were still on the car. I never found out how much it would really cost because it took him too long to start them so I picked them up off the floor where I left them a week and a half later and had a buddy of mine that works as a diesel mechanic do it for me. He ended up separating the inner race on the back of one of the new ones but it went back together just fine. it spins with a little more resistance but it will either wear in or wear out and I'll fix it again when that happens. I'll just have to pull the hub off the knuckle while it's still on the car with a puller and then fab up a press plate so we can press the bearing all the way out instead of hitting it with a punch and dead blow hammer.
hawkeye18
Sorta cares
Sam used to have a sense of humor, but then he got a girlfriend and got all serious 'n stuff.
:theyareontome:
Bob Gervais
Wut?
Sam still has a sense of humor. However, when one is trying to get a simple answer to a question, and gets everything but, it gets a little ******* old.
No offense intended of course, to you guys, just sayin.
No offense intended of course, to you guys, just sayin.
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