Anyone here ever replace front bearings like this?

[nfs480]

This looks interesting, I posted in the comments about whether this would work with an 3rd gen model and he says it should.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEDrioMDe1k

[nswst8]

Yeah, should work out fine.

[Rendon LX-i]

almost the way i did it on my buddys car.

[nfs480]

Cool, I've always been dreading the day I need to replace a front wheel bearing because I really can't afford to pay a shop to replace one, it's good to know there are possible cheaper ways.

[VIPER1988]

if you buy the bearing yourself and take the hub off, the shop should only charge 20-25 bucks to press them out and in. that's how i did it.

[Dr_Snooz]

This is the Official Dr_Snooz Recommended Way to Remove Wheel Bearings. I'm fortunate to have my workshop in front of a machine shop with a 100 ton press. I was changing the rotors on the 4g and was beating the wheel bearings out like he shows. They weren't coming so I decided that rather than beat myself senseless, I'd just walk over and use their press. Well, the press couldn't get the bearing out either. How did I get it out? I beat it out like he did in the video. There is absolutely NO NEED to take time out from your work, try to find a machine shop that's open, not find any, swear, go to Pep Boys because it's the only place open, swear some more when they break your part, leave the car on jack stands for a month while you sort out the mess.

The Official Dr_Snooz Recommended Way to Deal with 4g Brakes (those pictured in the video) is below:

1. Beat out the hub and rotor
2. Throw them off a cliff
3. Push the car after them

If number three is not an option because Mom like the car, do the '98 2.3 CL brake swap. It works AWESOME!!!

[gp02a0083]

ive replaced mine a similar way using a modified impact socket. Another tip for installing the new bearings, put them in the freezer/ fridge for an hour before

[2drSE-i]

I actually watched my neighbor do the wheel bearings on his daughters 89 LX sedan. He was whacking away and i was just sure that car was gonna fall apart.

[hammer3rd]

ive replaced mine a similar way using a modified impact socket. Another tip for installing the new bearings, put them in the freezer/ fridge for an hour before

Along with with the fridge you can put some heat on the spindle. The oven works as well as a torch. It expands the spindle while the cold bearing has contracted. Sometimes this will cause the bearing to fall in. But you have to be fast as the hot spindle will cause the bearing to heat up very quickly and stop going in makeing you go back to useing hammers.