Any Tips on Changing Front Wheel Hubs...
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Melting Slicks
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Any Tips on Changing Front Wheel Hubs...
While replacing the rotors, pads and painting the claipers Saturday on my 98 I noticed the front wheel bearing were shot. I put it back together, ordered the parts and I now have 2 new hubs on the way.
Any tips or issues in changing them out. I noticed the bottom ball joint stud and nut is in the way of one of the bolts. Looks like the A arm will have to dropped to get this stud and nut out of the way to get to the hub bolt.
Being a C3 guy, also, I usually "tap" the spindle with a hammer (with the ball joint nut backed off) to separate the A arm and the spindle. Will this hurt the C5's alloy spindles?
Just wondered if there are other surprises....thanks
Mark
Any tips or issues in changing them out. I noticed the bottom ball joint stud and nut is in the way of one of the bolts. Looks like the A arm will have to dropped to get this stud and nut out of the way to get to the hub bolt.
Being a C3 guy, also, I usually "tap" the spindle with a hammer (with the ball joint nut backed off) to separate the A arm and the spindle. Will this hurt the C5's alloy spindles?
Just wondered if there are other surprises....thanks
Mark
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Jake posted a very good how-to on the bearing/hub replacement.
http://www.jakelatham.com/c5/misc/C5...el_Bearing.doc
http://www.jakelatham.com/c5/misc/C5...el_Bearing.doc
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Originally Posted by slo-vette
Is there one for the rear as well?
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Patches
Jake posted a very good how-to on the bearing/hub replacement.
http://www.jakelatham.com/c5/misc/C5...el_Bearing.doc
http://www.jakelatham.com/c5/misc/C5...el_Bearing.doc
Mark
Last edited by mbeeman350; Mar 18, 2005 at 08:28 AM.
