has anyone replaced a rear wheel bearing??
mine has started to make a humming noise when i am driving.
i just put on my new brembo crossdrilled/slotted brake rotors and checked the wheel bearings while i had the rotors off… its definately bad…
I called NAPA auto parts and they say that its sold as an assembly, they wanted $156… its the hub/bearing assembly.
this really sux!!
has anyone else had to do this, who makes the best ones for our teg? i dont want to install something and have it go out 6 months later.
Yea, you do have to buy the whole wheel hub assembly… they don’t sell the bearings separately.
This is one RARE situation where you should just go to the dealership, cause they’re actually CHEAPER than those autoparts stores like NAPA… Got mines from a local dealer for $150… NAPA wanted $170!!! go figure…
BTW, if your hub cap and that big hub screw is all rusted, just go ahead and spend an extra $20 or so for new ones…
thanks for your replies
i think i’ll contact the nearest acura dealer and see what it’ll cost for me.
they are about 40 miles away so the cost of gas to get there and back may change my mind if i can get it good enuf here. but i think i like OEM replacement for that.
i’ll be replacing it myself… it shouldnt be that hard, i’ll take some pics while i’m at it for g2ic.
i havent installed it yet. its been freaking cold here (well to me anyway) and i dont have a garauge to work in :(…
i have it, i bought directly from honda… OEM. its actually cheaper than the price i got quoted by NAPA… by $30
i pay about $127 for mine.
i’ll take pics of the process when i do it. it shouldnt be too hard, it depends on how hard it is to get the spindle Nut off that holds the hub/bearing on.
i’ll be doing this before spring break cuz i got a long trip i’m going on.
been super busy with college so not enuf time to do it either.
paz92ls,
the only thing I saw that might be hard about it is getting the hub nut off… but if you got a really big socket wrench like I did, it’s a peice of cake…
I think I used either a 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" socket to take the nut off… It’s torqued to at leat 140 lb-ft too, so you’ll need to jump on that wrench to get that bolt off (thats what I did)…
Also, my hub cap was all rusted up, so it took me a while to pop it off… so I would recommend you get a new one when you change your bearing…
The only other problem you could possibly have is if one of your caliper bolts are seized up… other than that, it’s a breeze…
