04 Front Wheel Hub Bearings
#11
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mentor, Ohio
Posts: 12,217
If you had to use a puller or an air hammer with a chisel bit (as I've used) then it is pressed in as mentioned.
I've done at least 10 front hubs between mostly W-bodies and N-bodies (and one 2003 GMC truck). Even my Monte with around 60K on the clock, hasn't seen snow/salt covered roads since since I bought it in September of '08 required the air chisel.
#12
I've never had an issue pulling a hub off... Sometimes ya gotta use a rubber mallet but that's how it is. At least these aren't the wheel bearings you have to press in/out... terrible.
#14
Yeah they usually just come right off for me, but I tend to change them out like underwear on these cars. Matter of fact I got a speed wobble in my passenger front that I think the bearing is the culprit so I'll be changing that soon. Sometimes they can get rust bonded to the knuckle but a quick tap on one of the 3 ears sticking out usually loosens it up.
#15
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mentor, Ohio
Posts: 12,217
At first I thought "maybe you are just luckier then I", then I saw you self-proclaimed you change them out excessively, so I guess there goes being luckier then me. I guess if they are not even in long enough to drive around for a week, they would come out easy
#17
@Chris........as many have suggested, buy the parts yourself and find a mechanic who wants a side job to put these on for you. A good price would be $150ish to have someone install them. Don't let the dealer rip you if you can avoid it.
I changed the hubs in my wife's former Renezvous due to a recall, and they were a piece of cake. Watch the video, over and over. If you can take the wheel off, you can change these.
I changed the hubs in my wife's former Renezvous due to a recall, and they were a piece of cake. Watch the video, over and over. If you can take the wheel off, you can change these.
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