DIY: Front Wheel Bearing Replacement

DOOMMONKEY777 · 02-10-2017, 02:43 PM

Ferely easy,

1) remove the wheel
2)remove brake caliper, do not unbolt the brake hose, grab a few bungie cords and hang it there.
3) remove brake rotor, I had to use a tripod to remove mine, thing was stuck good.
4) remove abs sensor from where the bearing is at
5) remove 4screws from the back of the bearing housing I think they r #17
6) grab a slide hammer, attach it to the bearing, and hit it out.
7) insert the new bearing, and try to grab it with the bolts, tighten the 4 bolts star pattern, to equalize the pulling force for even pull.

Put everything back together.

That's pretty much it.

Duc_Z09 · 02-10-2017, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOOMMONKEY777

Ferely easy,

1) remove the wheel
2)remove brake caliper, do not unbolt the brake hose, grab a few bungie cords and hang it there.
3) remove brake rotor, I had to use a tripod to remove mine, thing was stuck good.
4) remove abs sensor from where the bearing is at
5) remove 4screws from the back of the bearing housing I think they r #17
6) grab a slide hammer, attach it to the bearing, and hit it out.
7) insert the new bearing, and try to grab it with the bolts, tighten the 4 bolts star pattern, to equalize the pulling force for even pull.

Put everything back together.

That's pretty much it.

Easy for you and me maybe, but I'll bet 99% of car owners (and probably even 80% of Z owners) couldn't manage it. Let him have his fun... it might help someone someday.

02-10-2017, 02:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
DOOMMONKEY777 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Crooklyn Posts: 1,014 Drives: 370Z 6psd-sport-pkg Rep Power: 22	Ferely easy, 1) remove the wheel 2)remove brake caliper, do not unbolt the brake hose, grab a few bungie cords and hang it there. 3) remove brake rotor, I had to use a tripod to remove mine, thing was stuck good. 4) remove abs sensor from where the bearing is at 5) remove 4screws from the back of the bearing housing I think they r #17 6) grab a slide hammer, attach it to the bearing, and hit it out. 7) insert the new bearing, and try to grab it with the bolts, tighten the 4 bolts star pattern, to equalize the pulling force for even pull. Put everything back together. That's pretty much it. UNKNOWN_370, eastwest2300, osbornsm and 2 others like this. __________________ Kids don't do Drugs, Drugs are bad, so let the professional druggies do Drugs for you. 537whp/496lb/tq@8-9PSI 93 octane

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