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    Default Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    hey guys ,
    i think my wheel bearing is shot on my front passenger side ... cause when im driving it makes somewhat of a grinding noise ... or metal on metal ..and it gets worse when i turn right but not left. My question is...Is it hard to change it yourself ? cause mazda just qutoed me $500 to get it done and its like a $70 part.

    When you get the new bearing does anyone know if its just a bearing .. or like a whole new assembly like new spindles ( where the wheel sits on ) and all that?

    also.. how long would you guess i can drive on it? ..cause it just started to make noise 3 days ago.. and since its a long weekend i wont be able to get it into any shop or get the part so i can do it myself

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    $70? no way. where did you get that price from

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    lol internet ... i could be wrong from your response lmao.... how much are they phil?

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    well they are actually close to $200.

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    but is it like a whole new assembly ...?

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    Yes, whole new knuckle assembly goes on.

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    my civic costed me 160 for one side last year but if its making a knocking noise when you turn it could be your CV joint
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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    its not a knocking noise its just a rubbing sound... like metal on metal

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    Bad bearings usually make a droning noise... gets louder over time, and the faster you drive the worse you sound.

    Metal-on-metal sounds like something bent or stuck in a brake caliper/rotor/wheel etc.
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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    ok matt. get a hold of joe. tell him you need a wheel bearing for which ever side. should cost you around $190

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    i want to do it my self cause i dont have a lot of money right now ... but i head that you need a alignment after and stuff... i dont know how hard it is.. lol it seems pritty straight forward..has anyone on the boards done it themselves?

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    it will be difficult to remove the bearing from the housing..i recommend you go to jimmy. he knows how to do it properly. wont cost alot but its worth it

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    ight thanks phil i guess ill go to him ..ill give him a call tomorrow i guess

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    So on the 2005 it should not be a complete Assembly, you can purchase bearing, clip and if required hub serperatly. If you just need a bearing and clip it would be under 100 in parts. It is not a do it yourself job as the bearing will need to be pressed out of the knuckle.
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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    I got bearing replaced last year, 70 for parts (just a small OEM bearing) and 70 for labor total around 140, 500 .... no way....
    Quote Originally Posted by mz3~Power View Post
    hey guys ,
    i think my wheel bearing is shot on my front passenger side ... cause when im driving it makes somewhat of a grinding noise ... or metal on metal ..and it gets worse when i turn right but not left. My question is...Is it hard to change it yourself ? cause mazda just qutoed me $500 to get it done and its like a $70 part.

    When you get the new bearing does anyone know if its just a bearing .. or like a whole new assembly like new spindles ( where the wheel sits on ) and all that?

    also.. how long would you guess i can drive on it? ..cause it just started to make noise 3 days ago.. and since its a long weekend i wont be able to get it into any shop or get the part so i can do it myself

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    if my right wheel bearing has just went ...does that mean my left one will be going shortly also ? or does one side wear more then the other?

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    Depends why it went.... usually it's because you hit a pothole/curb/slow moving critter... which means that just one one side is damaged.

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    what is the average life of a wheel bearing?? does anybody know lol ?

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    If the sound gets worse when you turn, than its not the wheel bearing, my bet is on CV joint. Like someone mentioned already bearing makes different sound and get louder with speed. Drive slowly around and make full turns both ways and if it gets worse then it's CV joints.

    On my old Civic it only cost me $30 to replace a bearing (pressed in/out myself)
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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    It gets louder as I speed up an also when I turn to the right .. But not to the left .

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    i just got my wheel bearing replaced (same side)last week it cost me $120 for the parts and $120 for the labour, the guy used a presser to take out the bearing

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    Was is making a metal on metal noise when you were driving ? And did it go away when you changed the wheel bearing lol ... I don't want to put this off any longer just in case something bad happens while I'm driving ..
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    i just got my wheel bearing replaced (same side)last week it cost me $120 for the parts and $120 for the labour, the guy used a presser to take out the bearing

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    there is like a humming noise/ grinding, when i steer in left or right, running on highway, it really bothers me thats why i replaced it right away

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    oh yeah and its fine now no more noise

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    Default Re: Bad Wheel Bearing!! Help

    I'm bringing my car to Jimmy today .. Hopfully it will fix the prob ... The part is expensive .. Since my car has abs it was 208 +tax .. Just for the part but only 80 if I didn't have abs .. But hopfully I won't have to buy another one any time soon

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