What causes a loose wheel bearing on a Lexus?
Loose steering is often caused by a loose wheel hub bearing. Here’s a step-by-step guide to replacing it. This article applies to the Lexus (2005-2013).
How can you tell if your Lexus steering wheel is bad?
If you ever feel a little play or wiggle room in your Lexus’ steering wheel, you probably have a bad wheel hub bearing. You can also identify a bad wheel hub bearing by listening to noise and roughness coming from your wheels. The worst case scenario is that your wheel could literally separate from your car.
How do you replace a wheel hub bearing?
Pry the steering knuckle off. Take the hub assembly and new bearing to a machine shop. They will use a special service tool to “press” the bearing and race into place. Once this is done, installation of all components is reverse of removal. Refer to the links below for proper torque procedures. Figure 10. Take the hub assembly to an auto shop.
Where is the axle nut on a Lexus?
The axle nut is on the axle with a lot of torque. Make sure the impact gun you’re using is fully charged or connected to a full air compressor. Figure 8. Remove the axle nut. Remove the two upper 22mm bolts completely from shock absorber. Using a pry bar, pry the steering knuckle off of assembly.
What are the warning signs of a bad wheel bearing?
Pay attention to some of the key warning signs of a bad wheel bearing. Ball bearings are the most common type of wheel bearings used today (along with roller bearings—though the latter don’t have the versatility of the ball ones).
How can you tell if your wheel hub assembly is bad?
Another indication of a damaged wheel hub assembly is when the steering wheel vibrates at lower speeds and progressively gets worse as the car accelerates. A damaged wheel hub assembly can also cause the steering wheel to feel loose when you’re driving down the road, making turns or negotiating dips in the road.
How do you replace a wheel on a Lexus?
Loosen lug nuts on the wheel. Raise the car using a jack and secure the vehicle with jack stands. Figure 2. Raise and secure the vehicle. Once you have the wheel off, you can begin to remove the brake caliper and the disc brake. Figure 3. Remove brake components.
Loose steering is often caused by a loose wheel hub bearing. Here’s a step-by-step guide to replacing it. This article applies to the Lexus (2005-2013).
If you ever feel a little play or wiggle room in your Lexus’ steering wheel, you probably have a bad wheel hub bearing. You can also identify a bad wheel hub bearing by listening to noise and roughness coming from your wheels. The worst case scenario is that your wheel could literally separate from your car.
The axle nut is on the axle with a lot of torque. Make sure the impact gun you’re using is fully charged or connected to a full air compressor. Figure 8. Remove the axle nut. Remove the two upper 22mm bolts completely from shock absorber. Using a pry bar, pry the steering knuckle off of assembly.
Loosen lug nuts on the wheel. Raise the car using a jack and secure the vehicle with jack stands. Figure 2. Raise and secure the vehicle. Once you have the wheel off, you can begin to remove the brake caliper and the disc brake. Figure 3. Remove brake components.
What causes rear wheel bearing to fail on Toyota Highlander?
Rear wheel bearing failure is a common problem on the Highlander, RX330 and RX350 (they all use the same rear hub and bearing assembly). This becomes more common as the suspension rusts.
Pry the steering knuckle off. Take the hub assembly and new bearing to a machine shop. They will use a special service tool to “press” the bearing and race into place. Once this is done, installation of all components is reverse of removal. Refer to the links below for proper torque procedures. Figure 10. Take the hub assembly to an auto shop.
Where are the shock absorber bolts on a Lexus?
Using a 22mm socket, loosen but do not remove the upper shock absorber bolts located under the hood on top of the wheel well. Figure 7. Loosen the upper shock absorber bolts. The axle nut is on the axle with a lot of torque. Make sure the impact gun you’re using is fully charged or connected to a full air compressor.