HackAbuse

So I stopped by the garage in my hometown today to get my wheels checked because one of my wheel bearings feels like ****.

They took my car around the block quick, then drove it into the garage. Before they even put the car on the lift, they pop the hood and are peeking at the contents like always

Anyhow, they lift up the car and walk around the outside checking each wheel.

They come back in and tell me that both front bearings are in really rough shape and their supplier wants $306 a peice for each bearing.

So I just told em I'd pick up a pair on the internet and be back when I get them.


Kinda odd for both bearings to go out at the same time, eh?

RedBaseBolt

how many miles on the car?

originaladrian

when a wheel bearing goes does it feel like slight rubbing when u drive? JW becuase iv had tht for a while and cant figure out wht it is

YellowLT

Too Much Wheel Hop?????

HackAbuse

43,000

Yeah it's kinda like a loudish rubbing noise, and sometimes goes away when your turning.


Wheel hop? On a 145hp Automatic car? lol.

originaladrian

if u find out how much it really is to replace, or how to do it urself let me kno.

HackAbuse

I ordered new bearings online already. $119 each with free shipping from Speedy Car Parts.

I suspect it wont end up paying much more than a couple hours of labor, but I might end up just doing them myself with the help of a couple friends

css9450

Its not difficult to do it yourself.

Smitty1017

no its very easy to do yourself. KI think if you just buy the bearings you need a press to get them in, but you can buy the whole hub assembly (my blazers hub was like 140ish i think) I figured it out on my own in a matter or 2 or 3 hours, most problems were that I didnt have a giant socket for the middle bolt.

HackAbuse

I have the entire hub assembly.

I will probably do them myself. My bearings are in REALLY bad shape.

My car sounds like a ******* helicopter driving down the road

yellowshowbalt

you can do both in a hour they just bolt on its real simple just take off the caliper and take the axle nut off and then the 4 bolts that hold on the hub that simple...

HackAbuse

The axle nut is the only thing that worries me

Smitty1017

Just go to autozone and tell them the make of your car and say you need an axle socket, they will get you one. it will be like 7-10bucks, thats what I did for my blazer. Someone here might also know the size off hand.

HackAbuse

One of my buddies os gonna help me, so it's all good

yellowshowbalt

tork for the axle nut is 155 lb ft. or as tight as you can get it with a breaker bar.

css9450

My earlier FWD cars were 30mm but who knows with the Cobalt.

You'll probably need a breaker bar to get the nut loose. Oh, and be sure to break it loose before jacking it up. I'm not sure what wheels you have on there, but you could always put the spare on if your regular wheel doesn't have an opening for the hub.

I've gotten a few loose in the junkyard by sticking a big screwdriver through the caliper and into the fins of the brake rotor to keep the rotor and hub from spinning; however those cars are usually terribly rusty. Yours should be pretty easy.

Fresh

it'd be nice if the axle socket is 32mm. i bought that in order to change the oil filter...but i'm sure it's not the same.

changing my left wheel hub tonight...wheel hub assembly cost me $223 shipped from CED.

Jackalope

If I were you I'd also be planning on replacing the rod and main beaings before too long.

OrngBalt

1" 1/4 I have to remove one to change a lug

Are we sure about this? I've heard 233lbs... there is no way hack will manage that kinda torque without two other people...lol.

Fresh

are you saying there is actually someting on our car that isn't metric? wow.

jefferyss

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I Have A Rear 1 New In A Box If Anyone Is Looking For A Rear 1. They Are Interchangeble From Right To Left On Our Cars And Pursuit G5's But Not Front To Back

originaladrian

how do i check to see wich one is actually bad? im pretty sure its one of them i have this like slight pulsing and vibration that goes away sometimes when i turn.

HackAbuse

jack up the car and give the wheels a wiggle. If they give a little, then you found your culprit

Mine almost wobble at this point

jefferyss

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I Have A Rear 1 New In A Box If Anyone Is Looking For A Rear 1. They Are Interchangeble From Right To Left On Our Cars And Pursuit G5's But Not Front To Back

originaladrian

thanks so much ill check this today

pretty sure its my front left but ill let u kno, ( i got in a crash where tht wheel was hit.)