Hub Bearing Gone........but which one?

Holeshot · 02-26-2006, 12:27 PM

Time to replace another worn hub bearing assembly.

Trouble is - which one? Here's the symptoms:

When driving straight or turning left - it makes noise.
When turning right it goes away.

I seem to remember that it's the opposite side from which the noise goes away when turning, in this case - the drivers side.

Anybody confirm this?

psssssstblazer1 · 02-26-2006, 01:09 PM

you got the squeaky noise too huh? sounds alot like mine, it was the passenger rear that went out.

Holeshot · 02-26-2006, 02:01 PM

The rear doesn't have a hub bearing assembly.......

Without a doubt - it's the front.....only which side?

psssssstblazer1 · 02-26-2006, 02:49 PM

Yeah its the passenger side when turnning right goes away........... oops front right I ment

the_dubster98 · 02-28-2006, 05:42 PM

if i was you and had the cash id just do both, cause what i have noticed with mine, once one gets fixed the other is making noise too or will shortly after...
how much of a PIA was it? my warranty is up in 20k just curious cause this is one of the common failures on the 4x4 or at least according to the dealership

Holeshot · 02-28-2006, 11:07 PM

It's a bit of a pain getting the center nut out.......but other than that - it's really just a half hour job.

dansxtreme · 03-05-2006, 09:55 AM

They still last a long time from when you first hear the noise. If you can get it up in the air, you can see the play in the bearing by pushing on the wheel, if its really bad or just by rotating the left wheel and then the right and listening. 100 -150 km is all they last.

Holeshot · 03-19-2006, 10:41 AM

I changed it last night.

Good thing I did it when I did - there was a helluva lot of play on it!

Ended up getting one from Napa for just under 3 hundred bucks.

I found a couple of places that would sell me used ones - only they are just as likely go after six months so I went new.

02-26-2006, 12:27 PM	#1
Holeshot Canadian Dictatorship Age: 34 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 233 Location: Chilliwack, BC, Canada User is: OffLine	Hub Bearing Gone........but which one? Time to replace another worn hub bearing assembly. Trouble is - which one? Here's the symptoms: When driving straight or turning left - it makes noise. When turning right it goes away. I seem to remember that it's the opposite side from which the noise goes away when turning, in this case - the drivers side. Anybody confirm this?
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02-26-2006, 01:09 PM	#2
psssssstblazer1 I-70 scrapper Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 61 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Hub Bearing Gone........but which one? you got the squeaky noise too huh? sounds alot like mine, it was the passenger rear that went out.
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02-26-2006, 02:01 PM	#3
Holeshot Canadian Dictatorship Age: 34 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 233 Location: Chilliwack, BC, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Hub Bearing Gone........but which one? The rear doesn't have a hub bearing assembly....... Without a doubt - it's the front.....only which side?
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02-26-2006, 02:49 PM	#4
psssssstblazer1 I-70 scrapper Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 61 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Hub Bearing Gone........but which one? Yeah its the passenger side when turnning right goes away........... oops front right I ment
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02-28-2006, 05:42 PM	#5
the_dubster98 V8 Member Age: 30 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,808 Location: Rhode Island User is: OffLine	Re: Hub Bearing Gone........but which one? if i was you and had the cash id just do both, cause what i have noticed with mine, once one gets fixed the other is making noise too or will shortly after... how much of a PIA was it? my warranty is up in 20k just curious cause this is one of the common failures on the 4x4 or at least according to the dealership
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02-28-2006, 11:07 PM	#6
Holeshot Canadian Dictatorship Age: 34 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 233 Location: Chilliwack, BC, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Hub Bearing Gone........but which one? It's a bit of a pain getting the center nut out.......but other than that - it's really just a half hour job.
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03-05-2006, 09:55 AM	#7
dansxtreme Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 270 Location: Caledon, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Hub Bearing Gone........but which one? They still last a long time from when you first hear the noise. If you can get it up in the air, you can see the play in the bearing by pushing on the wheel, if its really bad or just by rotating the left wheel and then the right and listening. 100 -150 km is all they last.
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03-19-2006, 10:41 AM	#8
Holeshot Canadian Dictatorship Age: 34 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 233 Location: Chilliwack, BC, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Hub Bearing Gone........but which one? I changed it last night. Good thing I did it when I did - there was a helluva lot of play on it! Ended up getting one from Napa for just under 3 hundred bucks. I found a couple of places that would sell me used ones - only they are just as likely go after six months so I went new.
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