just a warning for you guys

DickH · November 21st, 2009, 03:34 PM

Changing front wheel bearings suck. Everything is ok until you have to get that cover off to get to that nut. I don't know how ford expected anyone to get that off but I had to tear mine to pieces with needle nose pliers until it popped out.

pyschopath76 · November 21st, 2009, 03:45 PM

Ouch!! that sux. i dont want to have to do mine anytime soon that is for sure!!

Catfiesh · November 21st, 2009, 03:52 PM

are you talking about the grease cap? a flat blade screw driver and hammer usualy work.. but there is also a special set of pliers that grab the edges..

DickH · November 21st, 2009, 04:06 PM

I tried getting under it from the side and couldn't seem to get anywhere doing that. Found a hole in the very middle and started pulling from there until I got it. It took entirely way too much work.

Catfiesh · November 21st, 2009, 04:14 PM

haha.. yea sometimes those things can be a bitch.. no biggie tho.. they're cheap to replace

slikirish · November 21st, 2009, 04:56 PM

I'm going to have to replace my front hub soon (have the part ordered). How hard of a time did you have getting the axle nut off? Air tools required or did u get it off with hand tools?

Also how do you know for sure which one needs replaced. Sometimes it sounds like passenger side but other times it sounds like drivers side. Is their any way other than sound to tell which one needs replaced? It gets louder when I turn right

Catfiesh · November 21st, 2009, 05:02 PM

I work at a dealership so air tools are handy.. however a 1/2" breaker bar will do the trick. Quick way to check for hub bearings is to slightly swerve left to right while driving. When you go one direction, you load the other side, if the noise becomes louder youve found it.

slikirish · November 21st, 2009, 05:07 PM

yea it's louder when I turn right so I assume that means drivers side then?

Catfiesh · November 21st, 2009, 05:08 PM

yessir

slikirish · November 21st, 2009, 05:14 PM

thanks for the quick help and sorry about the threadjack

DickH · November 22nd, 2009, 04:27 AM

I read somewhere that its a 36mm nut, a 1 3/8inch socket worked fine, the rest of what you need are tools required to take your brakes off. I think you need 12 and 16mm sockets and whatever you want to use to compress your calipers when you go to put shit together. The nut was on tight, but nothing I wasn't able to take care of, I was mostly worried about getting it on tight enough. Biggest problem I had was with the little dust cover thingy, id like to see how those normally come out.

slikirish · November 22nd, 2009, 01:09 PM

did you get the nut off with the car on a jack, or could you get it loosened up with car on the ground through the wheel?

DickH · November 22nd, 2009, 03:29 PM

I got it off with it up on a jack, that nut is what holds everything on, cant really take all of that off with the car on the ground.

neverfastenough1 · November 22nd, 2009, 06:40 PM

The nut won't spin like trying to get the lug nuts off with the car up, so you don't have to leave it on the ground. Its like 240 ft lb or something like that. He got lucky if it was that easy. My hub came off fine, but the inner race came out of the hub and was frozen to the axle. I had to grind two grooves into the race and use a 2 jaw puller to get it off. Although, my dust cap did come right off with no problem. I also did not have to compress my brakes because the same rotor went right back on so the brakes were separated enough.

streeter · November 22nd, 2009, 06:51 PM

If wheel bearings are hard on a mustang. Pay to have other things done!!

neverfastenough1 · November 22nd, 2009, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by streeter

If wheel bearings are hard on a mustang. Pay to have other things done!!

Anything you do on any car can give you problems to make it suck. Not everything goes smoothly everytime. I wish you could just replace the bearings, it would be alot cheaper.

DickH · November 22nd, 2009, 10:15 PM

Well changing it wasn't so bad, if you have the tools i'd say do it yourself. Not sure how much it would cost to pay someone else to do it but it's probablytoo much.

330CubeGt · November 23rd, 2009, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by neverfastenough1

Anything you do on any car can give you problems to make it suck. Not everything goes smoothly everytime. I wish you could just replace the bearings, it would be alot cheaper.

+1, Much easier with the complete hub assembly.But the cost is much more.

I can say the other day i did front brake pads on a 01 Ford Turaus and it was by far the easiest brake job i have ever done im willing to bet money i had no more then 5 mins of labor on either side of the car once the car was jacked up with the wheels off.But the Rear Drum brakes were an completly different story and took almost the rest of the afternoon lol

Originally Posted by DickH

Well changing it wasn't so bad, if you have the tools i'd say do it yourself. Not sure how much it would cost to pay someone else to do it but it's probablytoo much.

Yea, who knows from what im hearing from different people on labor there rapeing people.

November 21st, 2009, 03:34 PM	#1
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	just a warning for you guys Changing front wheel bearings suck. Everything is ok until you have to get that cover off to get to that nut. I don't know how ford expected anyone to get that off but I had to tear mine to pieces with needle nose pliers until it popped out. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

November 21st, 2009, 03:45 PM	#2
pyschopath76 Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT slow as sin.... Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 977 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ouch!! that sux. i dont want to have to do mine anytime soon that is for sure!! __________________ JLT Ram Air Intake/Accufab 70mm Throttle Body & Upper Plenum/SLP Longtube Headers/SLP Catted X-pipe/SLP LM1/4.10 gears Military Crew - AZ2(AW) Black Stang Member #6

November 21st, 2009, 03:52 PM	#3
Catfiesh Enthusiast 2003 Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tejas Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 reviews	are you talking about the grease cap? a flat blade screw driver and hammer usualy work.. but there is also a special set of pliers that grab the edges.. __________________ MM Cobra Club #48 Mineral Gray Club Member #12 Im what you would call a "bad influence".

November 21st, 2009, 04:06 PM	#4
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	I tried getting under it from the side and couldn't seem to get anywhere doing that. Found a hole in the very middle and started pulling from there until I got it. It took entirely way too much work. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

November 21st, 2009, 04:14 PM	#5
Catfiesh Enthusiast 2003 Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tejas Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 reviews	haha.. yea sometimes those things can be a bitch.. no biggie tho.. they're cheap to replace __________________ MM Cobra Club #48 Mineral Gray Club Member #12 Im what you would call a "bad influence".

November 21st, 2009, 04:56 PM	#6
slikirish Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 5spd Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Parkersburg, WV Posts: 2,663 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm going to have to replace my front hub soon (have the part ordered). How hard of a time did you have getting the axle nut off? Air tools required or did u get it off with hand tools? Also how do you know for sure which one needs replaced. Sometimes it sounds like passenger side but other times it sounds like drivers side. Is their any way other than sound to tell which one needs replaced? It gets louder when I turn right Last edited by slikirish; November 21st, 2009 at 05:00 PM.

November 21st, 2009, 05:02 PM	#7
Catfiesh Enthusiast 2003 Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tejas Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 reviews	I work at a dealership so air tools are handy.. however a 1/2" breaker bar will do the trick. Quick way to check for hub bearings is to slightly swerve left to right while driving. When you go one direction, you load the other side, if the noise becomes louder youve found it. __________________ MM Cobra Club #48 Mineral Gray Club Member #12 Im what you would call a "bad influence".

November 21st, 2009, 05:07 PM	#8
slikirish Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 5spd Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Parkersburg, WV Posts: 2,663 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea it's louder when I turn right so I assume that means drivers side then?

November 21st, 2009, 05:08 PM	#9
Catfiesh Enthusiast 2003 Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tejas Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 reviews	yessir __________________ MM Cobra Club #48 Mineral Gray Club Member #12 Im what you would call a "bad influence".

November 21st, 2009, 05:14 PM	#10
slikirish Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 5spd Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Parkersburg, WV Posts: 2,663 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks for the quick help and sorry about the threadjack

November 22nd, 2009, 04:27 AM	#11
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	I read somewhere that its a 36mm nut, a 1 3/8inch socket worked fine, the rest of what you need are tools required to take your brakes off. I think you need 12 and 16mm sockets and whatever you want to use to compress your calipers when you go to put shit together. The nut was on tight, but nothing I wasn't able to take care of, I was mostly worried about getting it on tight enough. Biggest problem I had was with the little dust cover thingy, id like to see how those normally come out. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

November 22nd, 2009, 01:09 PM	#12
slikirish Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 5spd Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Parkersburg, WV Posts: 2,663 iTrader: 0 reviews	did you get the nut off with the car on a jack, or could you get it loosened up with car on the ground through the wheel?

November 22nd, 2009, 03:29 PM	#13
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	I got it off with it up on a jack, that nut is what holds everything on, cant really take all of that off with the car on the ground. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

November 22nd, 2009, 06:40 PM	#14
neverfastenough1 Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,777 iTrader: 3 reviews	The nut won't spin like trying to get the lug nuts off with the car up, so you don't have to leave it on the ground. Its like 240 ft lb or something like that. He got lucky if it was that easy. My hub came off fine, but the inner race came out of the hub and was frozen to the axle. I had to grind two grooves into the race and use a 2 jaw puller to get it off. Although, my dust cap did come right off with no problem. I also did not have to compress my brakes because the same rotor went right back on so the brakes were separated enough. __________________

November 22nd, 2009, 06:51 PM	#15
streeter Newbie 02 GT, lots garbage on it 35.74@15.89 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arizona/Nevada Posts: 26 iTrader: 0 reviews	If wheel bearings are hard on a mustang. Pay to have other things done!!

November 22nd, 2009, 10:15 PM	#17
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 3,948 iTrader: 2 reviews	Well changing it wasn't so bad, if you have the tools i'd say do it yourself. Not sure how much it would cost to pay someone else to do it but it's probablytoo much. __________________ Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time. Click here for your tuning needs My slow paced budget 5.4 dohc build

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