Wheel Bearing question?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '06
Wheel Bearing question?
Well, I believe I have a bad wheel bearing in the front passenger wheel. I was making a left turn the other day and heard something give up in the front end. I immediately pulled over and started checking everything underneath the car and under the hood. After not seeing anything wrong, I started to think that maybe I had run over something so I decided to keep going. As soon as the car started moving I started hearing something in the front wheel. My guess is a wheel bearing.
My question is this, has anybody changed this on their car before and if so do you have any diagrams. Not being very mechanically inclined I need all the help I can get. I would rather fix it myself than have to pay for the labor...
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Merry Christmas...
Jason
My question is this, has anybody changed this on their car before and if so do you have any diagrams. Not being very mechanically inclined I need all the help I can get. I would rather fix it myself than have to pay for the labor...
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Merry Christmas...
Jason
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Montoursville Pa
have you done brakes before?........... if so it's not much harder although you will need the right tools you need to remove the caliper mount bracket and caliper. also the lower bolt holding the wheel hub & bearing is behind the lower ball joint and it needs to be disconected. make sur you use a torque wrench and get the bolts replaced & torqued correctly.
Now if this hasn't thrown you Tools and such ask again for torque specs. I'm sure you'll get lots of help. maybe some one near you will even offer to stop in and help.
Now if this hasn't thrown you Tools and such ask again for torque specs. I'm sure you'll get lots of help. maybe some one near you will even offer to stop in and help.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Cary NC
Stay off those high bank roundy round tracks and they'll last longer 
Especially the front passenger side... j/k.
I managed to kill the drivers rear after about 8 HPDEs and a year of AX. If you track or AX the car, and especially if you use really grippy r-comps it is going to happen sooner than later.
Get the replacements at Autozone for about $170 or Carquest for about $230. They are the same ones GM uses. Timkens. They come with the wheel sensor built in and new studs. So it's one piece.
Here are some excellent instructions that Jake Latham has with pictures! Their in MS Word. Save off both the front and rear replacement instructions, you're going to need them if you track the car. It is not a horrible job to do at all. The front is easier than the rear.
http://www.jakelatham.com/C5/misc/
Merry Christmas!!!
Graham
Especially the front passenger side... j/k.
I managed to kill the drivers rear after about 8 HPDEs and a year of AX. If you track or AX the car, and especially if you use really grippy r-comps it is going to happen sooner than later.
Get the replacements at Autozone for about $170 or Carquest for about $230. They are the same ones GM uses. Timkens. They come with the wheel sensor built in and new studs. So it's one piece.
Here are some excellent instructions that Jake Latham has with pictures! Their in MS Word. Save off both the front and rear replacement instructions, you're going to need them if you track the car. It is not a horrible job to do at all. The front is easier than the rear.
http://www.jakelatham.com/C5/misc/
Merry Christmas!!!
Graham
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Burning Brakes
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '06
WOW! Thanks for the write-ups... I imagine I will be getting on this pretty quick. I was hoping it wouldn't be to bad. Thanks again for the help and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Jason
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Burning Brakes
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '06
Just wanted to give a public thanks to Pyro1 (Jeff) for pretty much doing all the work in replacing my wheel bearing assembly. If you take away all the time we spent shooting the breeze and drinking home brewed beer, it took us about 1 hr to complete the swap.
Thanks again Jeff for all the help...
And thanks to vms4evr for the link to the instructions. They were spot on...
HAPPY NEW YEAR....
Jason
Thanks again Jeff for all the help...
And thanks to vms4evr for the link to the instructions. They were spot on...
HAPPY NEW YEAR....
Jason
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
Just wanted to give a public thanks to Pyro1 (Jeff) for pretty much doing all the work in replacing my wheel bearing assembly. If you take away all the time we spent shooting the breeze and drinking home brewed beer, it took us about 1 hr to complete the swap.
Thanks again Jeff for all the help...
And thanks to vms4evr for the link to the instructions. They were spot on...
HAPPY NEW YEAR....
Jason
Thanks again Jeff for all the help...
And thanks to vms4evr for the link to the instructions. They were spot on...
HAPPY NEW YEAR....
Jason
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