How to replace AWD front hub bearing assembly?
Prop open the wheel center cap and start spraying the PB Blaster right away. The more time it has to soak in the better. Straighten and remove the locking pin with a plier. At this point do not jack up the truck yet. You gonna need the friction on the tire to loosen the hub nut. Find yourself a nice breaker bar.
Do you need to replace rear wheel bearings?
Some vehicles use a rear hub bearing assembly where the wheel bearings are prepacked in the hub and installed as a complete unit. Instead of simply replacing the wheel bearings, the entire hub assembly must be replaced. This of course makes the hub assembly more expensive than just the hub bearings.
When do you know your front wheel bearings are bad?
If the wheel wobbles or moves back and forth when you rock it, you likely have bad wheel bearings. Good wheel bearings mean the wheel has almost no wobble or excess play. Front wheel bearings are built into the steering knuckle arm assembly and connected to drive axle components of your vehicle.
How to replace AWD front hub assembly in Infiniti?
PB Blaster has been the best that I have ever used in breaking loose any rusted parts. Prop open the wheel center cap and start spraying the PB Blaster right away. The more time it has to soak in the better. Straighten and remove the locking pin with a plier.
Prop open the wheel center cap and start spraying the PB Blaster right away. The more time it has to soak in the better. Straighten and remove the locking pin with a plier. At this point do not jack up the truck yet. You gonna need the friction on the tire to loosen the hub nut. Find yourself a nice breaker bar.
PB Blaster has been the best that I have ever used in breaking loose any rusted parts. Prop open the wheel center cap and start spraying the PB Blaster right away. The more time it has to soak in the better. Straighten and remove the locking pin with a plier.
How much does it cost to replace wheel bearing?
This is a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer, Ford Explorer but the process will be very similar for replacing any wheel bearing hub assembly with an axle running through it. I was quoted over $650 at the stealership to do the job again so save a ton of money and do it yourself and do it properly so it won’t fail again.