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Do I Need Hub Bearings?


rich21

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when im driving i hear a squeeking noise coming from the passenger rear wheel. at times while im slowing down to a stop i hear like a metal grinding noise. i shook the wheel and theres a little bit of play in it. how can you tell if its the hub bearings. would i be able to do it myself or should i have a mechanic do it? how much would it cost to have a mechanic do it?

thanks for any replies :cheers:

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if you have confidence in taking ball joints off then go for it but if you dont then i would leave it to a pro. i did mine but it was a big pain to get the hubs off!! not to mention my breaker bar broke after trying to take off the axle nut!

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when i felt that i had a little play with the wheel i took it off along with the caliper and rotor. i turn the akle nut to the right and it was a little loose. now am i making the right diagnosis here with the nosie and all? i took it to a mechanic and he said because of the play in the wheel and noise that its the bearings.

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the axle nut should not affect the wheel being able to move around since the bearing is a press fit. although under continuous load the axle nut being too loose could and will play a role but these nuts are torqued at over 200 ft-lbs so i doubt they came loose and then messed up the bearing. when my bearing went out the nut was tight and like i said my breaker bar died trying to take the nut off. most likely the nut became loose as a result of the bearing. either way you will need to buy a new inner hub.

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