Has anybody replaced the front wheel bearings yourself? If you have: is it doable, yay or nay? Thank you!
I've worked on all my cars: brake pads & rotors, replacing springs, struts, and shocks; installing anti-roll bars, which on a 1995 GTI VR6 required drilling through the 1/4" steel beam axle of the trailing arms suspension; taking out the dash to get to & fix the heater core; etc.
I can't find anything on how-to in here nor on the InterTube. The closest I found is a vid on replacing the front wheel bearings on a 2003-2009 Nissan Quest. At least that gives me a ballpark idea of the sizes of fasteners, the torque, the steps, etc. It all seems pretty straightforward. I can probably handle the 147 ft-lbs axle nut; just use my long lead pipe extension for the flex handle. The only parts that gave me pause is the 150 ft-lbs bolts holding the hub to the upright, which bolts have to be accessed from inboard of the upright, and getting the hub off of the axle.
[ I (still) don't see a maintenance/DIY forum in here?!! ]
I've worked on all my cars: brake pads & rotors, replacing springs, struts, and shocks; installing anti-roll bars, which on a 1995 GTI VR6 required drilling through the 1/4" steel beam axle of the trailing arms suspension; taking out the dash to get to & fix the heater core; etc.
I can't find anything on how-to in here nor on the InterTube. The closest I found is a vid on replacing the front wheel bearings on a 2003-2009 Nissan Quest. At least that gives me a ballpark idea of the sizes of fasteners, the torque, the steps, etc. It all seems pretty straightforward. I can probably handle the 147 ft-lbs axle nut; just use my long lead pipe extension for the flex handle. The only parts that gave me pause is the 150 ft-lbs bolts holding the hub to the upright, which bolts have to be accessed from inboard of the upright, and getting the hub off of the axle.
[ I (still) don't see a maintenance/DIY forum in here?!! ]