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Old 04-13-2009, 01:03 AM
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Help with wheel bearings

Hello all.

So, FTE has always helped me very much, so I now have a new venture. I need to replace my front driver side wheel bearing. I know this because my wheel will wiggle in all directions. When I make a turn to the right, strangly I hear a grinding noise. Regardless, when I did a test, the front drivers side was bad.

Ok, so, what exactly do I need to replace? The wheel hub? Just the bearings?

Also, I haven't done this before, is this simple? Are there any tips? Is it cheap?

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Old 04-13-2009, 07:43 AM
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Oops, forgot.

2003 F150 4x4 4.6L 95K

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Old 04-13-2009, 02:22 PM
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Bunggo, send me your vin and I can get you a part number and price. Dan.
 
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Old 04-13-2009, 04:23 PM
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It's a sealed hub and bearing assembly, not a high tech job to do but does require a good tool assortment.
 
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Old 04-13-2009, 07:52 PM
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shouldnt be too hard. the sealed bearing comes as a unit. pull the caliper and rotor, then look on the back by the dust shield, there should be 3 bolts. remove these(probly going to be a bit*h to get out) and the whole bearing assembly should come off with some persuasion.
 




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