Can a Saturn Vue hub bearing be changed?
Inside the assembly is enough lubricant to provide service to the bearing for a certain amount of time. Some bearings can reach 100,000 miles or more. Changing the front or rear hub bearing assembly in the Saturn Vue requires the same procedure with a couple of subtle differences.
How do you replace a front wheel hub on a Saturn Ion?
Remove the brake rotor. If rusted in place, apply hammer blows to the center of the rotor until the vibration breaks loose the rust. Remove the CV axle nut using an impact tool and a 30 mm 6-point socket. Push the CV axle shaft through the wheel hub with some light hammer blows to the shaft.
What to do if your front wheel hub is stuck?
Push the CV axle shaft through the wheel hub with some light hammer blows to the shaft. If the shaft is stuck due to rust, use either a punch tool centered on the middle of the shaft and apply hammer blows or use a punch attached to an air or electric hammer tool.
How do you remove a hub cap from a tire?
Remove the hub cap or center cap from the tire in question if applicable. Break the lug nuts loose 1/8 of a turn counterclockwise with the lug wrench. Break the spindle nut loose one full turn with the breaker bar and a 34-mm spindle nut socket for a front bearing or a 30-mm spindle nut socket for a rear bearing.
What kind of hub assembly does a car have?
Today’s modern cars, and those manufactured after 1997 are equipped with a single bearing and hub assembly that is attached to each wheel and tire on a vehicle.
What happens when a wheel hub assembly goes bad?
Typically when a wheel hub assembly goes bad it’s actually the wheel bearing inside the single assembly that is damaged. This part will make a roaring sound, similar to a metal-to-metal grinding sound when the bearing is wearing out.
Where are the wheel studs located on a car?
The wheel hub assembly includes wheel studs that attach the wheels of the vehicle to the car and is mounted to the steering and suspension system on the front end and the rear axle on the rear end.
Inside the assembly is enough lubricant to provide service to the bearing for a certain amount of time. Some bearings can reach 100,000 miles or more. Changing the front or rear hub bearing assembly in the Saturn Vue requires the same procedure with a couple of subtle differences.
Today’s modern cars, and those manufactured after 1997 are equipped with a single bearing and hub assembly that is attached to each wheel and tire on a vehicle.
Typically when a wheel hub assembly goes bad it’s actually the wheel bearing inside the single assembly that is damaged. This part will make a roaring sound, similar to a metal-to-metal grinding sound when the bearing is wearing out.
The wheel hub assembly includes wheel studs that attach the wheels of the vehicle to the car and is mounted to the steering and suspension system on the front end and the rear axle on the rear end.