Thanks, mine's an 04 - just went 300K - its rubbing & hate having to take it to a shop (dealer's especially). I got no air tools, may have to buy a hand torch, definitely need a torque wrench, anti-seize - got everything else. Great tips - I'll watch again before doing it.
You're best to get them from the dealer. Unless you can match the thread pitch and the length of the bolt and use the same grade or higher that would also work. I would check a local bolts place in your area. Not sure if any would be readily available online.
Here's what I would consider doing since I can't bear the sound hammering: I would loosen but NOT remove the 4 bolts that hold the bearing and backing plate to the torsion beam. I would put the wheels back on, lower the jackstands, then drive the car hitting lots of bumps and do braking a lot THis will dislodge and unseize the thing. You still have to remove the bearing from the backing plate, it's no easy task though. I would just order a replacement backing plate and take it from there.
That is extremely dangerous and you would not make it back (believe me). That will damage a bunch of other things as well. I don't think anybody is going to do that and take that chance. The wheel bearing carries the weight of the vehicle. That is something NOT to do. This one came off easy as it has already been serviced in previous years. Taking it out is not too difficult on these vehicles. You may need to use a little bit of heat and whack it a bit if you need to. You can wear ear muffs or hearing protection so you don't need to hear the hammering noises. Again, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and watching my video, but PLEASE DO NOT do that as it is very dangerous. I would advise you to take all of the safety precautions necessary if you can or take the vehicle to a reputable mechanic to have the job done. Thank you.
I got the idea based on removing wheels that have rusted onto the hub--they say to slightly loosen the lug nuts, then drive a little bit at low speed, do some braking, etc. Basically it works, I tried it for my Honda Fit. The idea here is to drive slowly.. and exercising some care. Obviously you're only going to loosen the bolt somewhat. @@moosemobileautorepair
Yeah...well it's not something I recommend doing carefully or not. There are other and better ways to do that without risking damage to other components.
Thanks, mine's an 04 - just went 300K - its rubbing & hate having to take it to a shop (dealer's especially). I got no air tools, may have to buy a hand torch, definitely need a torque wrench, anti-seize - got everything else. Great tips - I'll watch again before doing it.
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LOL 😆 thanks I appreciate that. That means a lot. I appreciate the support. Scotty Kilmer is a funny guy. He's decent.
Any idea where I could get some of those 12mm bolts for the back side? Mechanic sheared off one of mine.
You're best to get them from the dealer. Unless you can match the thread pitch and the length of the bolt and use the same grade or higher that would also work. I would check a local bolts place in your area. Not sure if any would be readily available online.
Thanks friend ... great job
Thanks for sharing this video Sir! God Bless..
Nice video!
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Wow, this is a tough job!
Is it recommended to change both rear bearings or just the one that's bad?
Just the one that's bad in most cases. But in other/some cases there could be other bearings on their way out also so you have to check them all.
@@moosemobileautorepair thanks
Here's what I would consider doing since I can't bear the sound hammering:
I would loosen but NOT remove the 4 bolts that hold the bearing and backing plate to the torsion beam.
I would put the wheels back on, lower the jackstands, then drive the car hitting lots of bumps and do braking a lot
THis will dislodge and unseize the thing.
You still have to remove the bearing from the backing plate, it's no easy task though.
I would just order a replacement backing plate and take it from there.
That is extremely dangerous and you would not make it back (believe me). That will damage a bunch of other things as well. I don't think anybody is going to do that and take that chance. The wheel bearing carries the weight of the vehicle. That is something NOT to do. This one came off easy as it has already been serviced in previous years. Taking it out is not too difficult on these vehicles. You may need to use a little bit of heat and whack it a bit if you need to. You can wear ear muffs or hearing protection so you don't need to hear the hammering noises. Again, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and watching my video, but PLEASE DO NOT do that as it is very dangerous. I would advise you to take all of the safety precautions necessary if you can or take the vehicle to a reputable mechanic to have the job done. Thank you.
I got the idea based on removing wheels that have rusted onto the hub--they say to slightly loosen the lug nuts, then drive a little bit at low speed, do some braking, etc. Basically it works, I tried it for my Honda Fit.
The idea here is to drive slowly.. and exercising some care. Obviously you're only going to loosen the bolt somewhat. @@moosemobileautorepair
Yeah...well it's not something I recommend doing carefully or not. There are other and better ways to do that without risking damage to other components.