How to replace the wheel bearings in a 2005 Nissan Sentra?
Pull the cotter pin from the axle rod with your pliers. Pull off the washer. Loosen and remove the large, central nut on the axle rod with a 30 mm deep socket, 1/2-inch ratchet, and breaking bar. Remove this nut while the Sentra is on the ground to use the weight of the Sentra as leverage. Loosen the lug nuts on the wheel with your lug nut wrench.
What kind of engine does a 2005 Sentra have?
The 2005 Sentra features two engine options: a 1.8-liter or 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. It also could come with one of three transmissions. These different models, however, all feature the same wheel bearings and the same process for changing them. The wheel bearings connect the wheel to the axle.
How do you remove a wheel bearing hub?
Tap the axle shaft in with a chisel and mallet to dislodge it from the wheel bearing hub assembly. Remove the three 15 mm bolts securing the wheel bearing hub assembly to the knuckle. Connect the wheel bearing hub puller wrench to the wheel bearing hub assembly with the three bolts you removed earlier.
Pull the cotter pin from the axle rod with your pliers. Pull off the washer. Loosen and remove the large, central nut on the axle rod with a 30 mm deep socket, 1/2-inch ratchet, and breaking bar. Remove this nut while the Sentra is on the ground to use the weight of the Sentra as leverage. Loosen the lug nuts on the wheel with your lug nut wrench.
The 2005 Sentra features two engine options: a 1.8-liter or 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. It also could come with one of three transmissions. These different models, however, all feature the same wheel bearings and the same process for changing them. The wheel bearings connect the wheel to the axle.
Tap the axle shaft in with a chisel and mallet to dislodge it from the wheel bearing hub assembly. Remove the three 15 mm bolts securing the wheel bearing hub assembly to the knuckle. Connect the wheel bearing hub puller wrench to the wheel bearing hub assembly with the three bolts you removed earlier.