Replacing Rear Wheel Bearings
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Replacing Rear Wheel Bearings
I am considering tackling this myself. I know the rears are set-up completely different from the fronts, but are they any more difficult to get to? I'll likely be taking the hubs to a shop to get the new bearings pressed in, so I just need to be able to get them off the rear axle.
Has anybody done this before? Was it very involved? (I know Jibbby has, but it appears he's been banned from this forum - at least, that's what I saw listed under his screen name last I checked - I haven't posted here in at least a year, so sorry if I'm a bit out of the loop.)
Thanks!
Has anybody done this before? Was it very involved? (I know Jibbby has, but it appears he's been banned from this forum - at least, that's what I saw listed under his screen name last I checked - I haven't posted here in at least a year, so sorry if I'm a bit out of the loop.)
Thanks!
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Bro unless your really good with tools and like to go on missions i highly suggest that u let someone else do it. Cuz i am currently on that mission myslef and my Lexus Tech hates to do that it took about 2.5hours just to do one side the hardest parts would be removing and replaceing the e-brake set up behond the rotor assembly..GL
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Yeah, I figured if even the Lex Techs are saying it's a 6-hour job it's gotta be pretty involved. Their 6 hours is my 18 hours.
On that note: Stealership wants $570 (I'm supplying the parts myself, including the seals) I've been quoted $500 by one shop, and $408 by another. Again, these rates are for labor only.
Has anyone gotten this done before for much less (labor)?
On that note: Stealership wants $570 (I'm supplying the parts myself, including the seals) I've been quoted $500 by one shop, and $408 by another. Again, these rates are for labor only.
Has anyone gotten this done before for much less (labor)?
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Which one do you work at? Cause I work for LEX of Clearwater.
Those are not fun to do parking brake cables aren't that fun to mess with plus you wouldn't have the all the tools to get it done. Plus if you mess up something you can't drive it to a shop cause the car is broken. If you have the parts and you don't want to get charged the extra labor at the dealer go to a corporate owed store. If they mess up something on your suspension or brakes they have to either fix it or pay for it. Independent shops can be shady and I don't recommend them to people unless they have a good rep and have been around for awhile. If the bearings aren't making any noise or any other issues leaved them alone. Maintenance something else that needs it and trust me there is always something that needs to be maintained or fixed.
Those are not fun to do parking brake cables aren't that fun to mess with plus you wouldn't have the all the tools to get it done. Plus if you mess up something you can't drive it to a shop cause the car is broken. If you have the parts and you don't want to get charged the extra labor at the dealer go to a corporate owed store. If they mess up something on your suspension or brakes they have to either fix it or pay for it. Independent shops can be shady and I don't recommend them to people unless they have a good rep and have been around for awhile. If the bearings aren't making any noise or any other issues leaved them alone. Maintenance something else that needs it and trust me there is always something that needs to be maintained or fixed.
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I did it myself in my garage using my own press and i personally thought it was cake.
take of the caliper, take off the caliper bracket, unplug the ABS sensor at the trunk and route it to the wheel wells, take off the sway bar mount, take off the controll arms top and bottom, take of the traction bars and then lastly take off the nut that holds the axle inplace and the hub comes out.
press out the bearing then replace the seals and reverse and your done. takes about 3 ish hours.
take of the caliper, take off the caliper bracket, unplug the ABS sensor at the trunk and route it to the wheel wells, take off the sway bar mount, take off the controll arms top and bottom, take of the traction bars and then lastly take off the nut that holds the axle inplace and the hub comes out.
press out the bearing then replace the seals and reverse and your done. takes about 3 ish hours.
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I did it myself in my garage using my own press and i personally thought it was cake.
take of the caliper, take off the caliper bracket, unplug the ABS sensor at the trunk and route it to the wheel wells, take off the sway bar mount, take off the controll arms top and bottom, take of the traction bars and then lastly take off the nut that holds the axle inplace and the hub comes out.
press out the bearing then replace the seals and reverse and your done. takes about 3 ish hours.
take of the caliper, take off the caliper bracket, unplug the ABS sensor at the trunk and route it to the wheel wells, take off the sway bar mount, take off the controll arms top and bottom, take of the traction bars and then lastly take off the nut that holds the axle inplace and the hub comes out.
press out the bearing then replace the seals and reverse and your done. takes about 3 ish hours.
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So, are you saying the E-brake is one of the most delicate things to work around (dis-engage and put back) on this task? Because I didn't see it mentioned at all in Biggu's step-by-step. I've done struts, springs, control arms & C.A. bushings all the way around before (oh, and the front bearings). Is this really that much more involved than any of these?
Biggu - did you remove the old and press in the new bearings yourself? Did you have special tools for that? I had planned on just running the hubs up to a local machine shop to get pressed for $25/ea.
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My brother is a certified mechanic. But he doesn't have all day to stand around helping me with this job - he works every Saturday and is usually too beat after 8 hours lifting 85lb rotors, 45lb calipers and other city bus parts to pitch in after work.
So, are you saying the E-brake is one of the most delicate things to work around (dis-engage and put back) on this task? Because I didn't see it mentioned at all in Biggu's step-by-step. I've done struts, springs, control arms & C.A. bushings all the way around before (oh, and the front bearings). Is this really that much more involved than any of these?
Biggu - did you remove the old and press in the new bearings yourself? Did you have special tools for that? I had planned on just running the hubs up to a local machine shop to get pressed for $25/ea.
So, are you saying the E-brake is one of the most delicate things to work around (dis-engage and put back) on this task? Because I didn't see it mentioned at all in Biggu's step-by-step. I've done struts, springs, control arms & C.A. bushings all the way around before (oh, and the front bearings). Is this really that much more involved than any of these?
Biggu - did you remove the old and press in the new bearings yourself? Did you have special tools for that? I had planned on just running the hubs up to a local machine shop to get pressed for $25/ea.
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I did this myself yesterday. everything except press the bearing--the most difficult thing was removing the ebrake cable. everything is really simple but if you haven't replace your ebrake or rear rotors some stuff might look foreign to you. On another note I thing the idiot at the shop pressed the bearing uneven and messed it up, s... still shake. Got to pick us a new bearing tomorrow. Best bet --get a friend who has more knowledge about it before you start..u don't want to mess stuff up.
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i have to do both my rear wheel bearings.. they have some play in them, i work for audi so i cant imagine it can be any worse than doing any other bearing. you just have to skills on the press