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Replacing Front Wheel Bearing
I am curious as to how much work it would be to replace the front wheel
bearing. As I've read, on Saturn's the bearings are pressed in - probably should be done by a machine shop - but would only cost <$75 in parts. This beats the $300 I was quoted at a auto repair place. How long do stock bearings usually last on these cars anyway? Thanks! |
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Replacing Front Wheel Bearing
They should in theory last the life of the car.
Mine went bad, though, shortly after ramming the front wheel into the curb during a snowstorm. What you could try is to get the whole steering knuckle & wheel bearing off a junked car. Spin it first to make sure it's OK... if no obvious clicking or roughness, it should be OK. The main cost involved in replacing these is the labor to press the bearing onto the steering knuckle, and to re-install the knuckle on the car, align the wheels, etc. The bearing itself is not that much money... maybe $80 for the part. On Mar 18, 4:16 pm, "HyperCube33 \(Life2Death\)" > wrote: > I am curious as to how much work it would be to replace the front wheel > bearing. As I've read, on Saturn's the bearings are pressed in - probably > should be done by a machine shop - but would only cost <$75 in parts. This > beats the $300 I was quoted at a auto repair place. > > How long do stock bearings usually last on these cars anyway? > > Thanks! |
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Around here, the dealers will press in your bearings for a small fee.
It can't be that big of a deal for any shop to do that has a press. Regardless, you will still need an alignment to do the job right. And Saturns are not the only vehicles that use pressed in bearings now-a- days. James |
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> How long do stock bearings usually last on these cars anyway?
One went bad on my '94 at about 145k. On the race car, I replace them before they go bad. They will go bad quickly if the big axle nut is not very very tight. So tight that's its a bit beyond the published torque spec. This information comes from a Saturn tech I've known for more than 10 years whom I trust. > What you could try is to get the whole steering knuckle & wheel bearing > off a junked car. I wouldn't trust a bearing off a junkyard car to be much better than the one you're replacing. After all, a lot of them go through serious harshness to get to the junkyard... I think the last time I replaced one, it ran around $50 from Autozone. Your Saturn dealer's service department is able to press the bearing out/in, as well as any competent machine shop. My machine shop charged just a few bucks (less than $20 if I recall correctly). The big center axle nut will be the toughtest part of the job. You'll need a good impact wrench, or at least a 2 foot breaker bar to get it off. A Haynes or Chilton manual will talk you through the rest of the job. Lane [ lane (at) evilplastic.com ] --- Visit my Saturn Car Audio and Performance Page at http://www.evilplastic.com "njot" > wrote in message oups.com... > They should in theory last the life of the car. > Mine went bad, though, shortly after ramming the front wheel into the > curb during a snowstorm. > > What you could try is to get the whole steering knuckle & wheel > bearing off a junked car. > Spin it first to make sure it's OK... if no obvious clicking or > roughness, it should be OK. > > The main cost involved in replacing these is the labor to press the > bearing onto the steering knuckle, and to re-install the knuckle on > the car, align the wheels, etc. The bearing itself is not that much > money... maybe $80 for the part. > > > On Mar 18, 4:16 pm, "HyperCube33 \(Life2Death\)" > > wrote: >> I am curious as to how much work it would be to replace the front wheel >> bearing. As I've read, on Saturn's the bearings are pressed in - probably >> should be done by a machine shop - but would only cost <$75 in parts. >> This >> beats the $300 I was quoted at a auto repair place. >> >> How long do stock bearings usually last on these cars anyway? >> >> Thanks! > > |
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Replacing Front Wheel Bearing
On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:16:48 -0500, HyperCube33 (Life2Death)
> wrote: > I am curious as to how much work it would be to replace the front wheel > bearing. As I've read, on Saturn's the bearings are pressed in - probably > should be done by a machine shop - but would only cost <$75 in parts. > This > beats the $300 I was quoted at a auto repair place. I took the hub off and had a Saturn shop replace the bearing for about $75 if I remember correctly. > How long do stock bearings usually last on these cars anyway? Probably should not have to replace ordinarily. I had to replace one on a 99 Saturn that I bought used. I have a 97 SL1 that is still going strong that I bought new. MR |
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On Mar 19, 7:13 am, mrichards > wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:16:48 -0500, HyperCube33 (Life2Death) > > > wrote: > > I am curious as to how much work it would be to replace the front wheel > > bearing. As I've read, on Saturn's the bearings are pressed in - probably > > should be done by a machine shop - but would only cost <$75 in parts. > > This > > beats the $300 I was quoted at a auto repair place. > > I took the hub off and had a Saturn shop replace the bearing for about $75 > if I remember correctly. > > > How long do stock bearings usually last on these cars anyway? > > Probably should not have to replace ordinarily. I had to replace one on a > 99 Saturn that I bought used. I have a 97 SL1 that is still going strong > that I bought new. > MR I though thta if the bearing went bad and because it was part of the hub.. you just replace the whole assembly.. hub and all. I think I even read this somewhere in the saturn repair specs also. |
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Awesome, I'll let you guys know how that goes once I get the parts
"Kevin" > wrote in message thlink.net... > wrote: > >> >> I though thta if the bearing went bad and because it was part of the >> hub.. you just replace the whole assembly.. hub and all. I think I >> even read this somewhere in the saturn repair specs also. >> > > That is true for the rears. But the fronts have a separate bearing. |
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