Front wheel bearing

[WyKi]

So i was driving down the road, and all of a sudden the RHD of the vehicle started to squeak so i was like ok, and i stopped at home and checked the brakes, and those seemed ok, but they kept on squeaking.. anywho i took off today and then like 3 min. driving and the PF jolted to the right as if i pressed the brakes but to the right only.. it jolted every 30 seconds or so.. i was like WTF.. so i turned around... but i noticed that while i was turning left the sound became louder.. while turning right it didnt sound... but i checked the brakes before and those seemed ok.. so i was like damn.. can it be the bearing? so once i got home again, and i looked at the disk.. i notice that the cap in my front wheel (RH Side) was like popping out of place.. so i got a flathead screwdriver and popped it completely off and out of it came some thing that looked that could be from in there.. but what really had me wondering is that it smelled like if it was burnt. so is it the bearing or the brakes? and if it's the bearing, how would i go on to take it off as i cant find anything on the FSM, and if it's in there where to look at then. Sorry for the post being so long...

[frozenrotors]

Sounds like either the cotter pin sheared off, or worse...the castle nut that hold the wheel bearings in place, and provides the proper pre-load, came off. As for the burning smell... well that would be grease! Or the lack there of! More than likely, you have burned the inner and outer wheel bearings. I'm guessing, that this is a 2 wheel drive truck? You will have buy replacement bearings (both inner and outer) and a seal. I would highly recommend that you replace both the drivers and passenger sides at the same time.

[WyKi]

Sounds like either the cotter pin sheared off, or worse...the castle nut that hold the wheel bearings in place, and provides the proper pre-load, came off. As for the burning smell... well that would be grease! Or the lack there of! More than likely, you have burned the inner and outer wheel bearings. I'm guessing, that this is a 2 wheel drive truck? You will have buy replacement bearings (both inner and outer) and a seal. I would highly recommend that you replace both the drivers and passenger sides at the same time.

 

Thanks Frozen... The cotter pins/screws were well frozen to take "Castle" nut off..took those off, but it had like a washer with thread instead of a castle nut. mmmm the bearings were F*d it was actually missing some bearings.. thing is I cant take the disk off... it's frozen stuck on it... should i use a puller to take the disk off, or is there an easier cheaper alternative to take those bearings out.?

[frozenrotors]

Thanks Frozen... The cotter pins/screws were well frozen to take "Castle" nut off..took those off, but it had like a washer with thread instead of a castle nut. mmmm the bearings were F*d it was actually missing some bearings.. thing is I cant take the disk off... it's frozen stuck on it... should i use a puller to take the disk off, or is there an easier cheaper alternative to take those bearings out.?

Is this thing a 4x4? In either case, you have to remove the brake caliper before you can remove the rotor. It sounds like you have a 4x4? In which case there's another thread on this site that talks about removing the 'threaded ring' your describing.If, after you remove the caliper, and you still cant get the rotor to budge. Then the wheel bearing might off welded them selves to the end of the CV axle, or the spindle. 4x4's have a CV axle, 2x2's have a spindle.

[sewebster]

He has 2wd.

[frozenrotors]

He has 2wd.

That may present a 'bit' of a problem!

[GrimGreg]

The 2wd and 4wd WD-21 have the same setup and same part numbers, just no CV in the middle of the 2wd.

 

If you haven't removed the caliper, yeah it has to come off, just 2 bolts. If the hub/disc won't slide out after you accessed and removed the outer bearing, then you might take a deadblow hammer or rubber mallot and try to tap it off. If the bearings are so bad they came apart, the inner bearing might be stuck in a groove in the seat. Don't be affraid to beat on it, you have to replace the bearing anyway.

 

Incase you don't have a part list and picture of the hub parts: My link

[WyKi]

The 2wd and 4wd WD-21 have the same setup and same part numbers, just no CV in the middle of the 2wd.

 

If you haven't removed the caliper, yeah it has to come off, just 2 bolts. If the hub/disc won't slide out after you accessed and removed the outer bearing, then you might take a deadblow hammer or rubber mallot and try to tap it off. If the bearings are so bad they came apart, the inner bearing might be stuck in a groove in the seat. Don't be affraid to beat on it, you have to replace the bearing anyway.

 

Incase you don't have a part list and picture of the hub parts: My link

 

 

Hi Grim...Yea I already removed the 2 bolts and caliper... I read that I'd have to pull a bit then push it in so that the outer bearing comes out.. tried that a bunch of times and nothing.. stuck/wont budge.. The bearings are bad.. missing some..and the rest are like chewed up. The center shield of the bearing wont budge from the spindle. I've even went ahead and hit it with a iron mallot and chisel, and still nothing. I also took off those other screws that hold the base of the lugs to see and nope... this sucks

 

Also I'm not sure if the bearings they gave me at AdvanceAuot are the correct ones...they seem too big

 

Part#'s :

 

Seal: S-710072 MotorCity Bearings and seals/FederalMogul

Taper Bearing Cup: S-A37 MotorCity Bearings and seals/FederalMogul

Bearing: S-LM 300811 MotorCity Bearings and seals/FederalMogul

 

 

 

Edited November 19, 2010 by WyKi

[sewebster]

I think you need to have a good hard look at the parts diagram and figure out what isn't moving that should be, and then make it move, possibly by pounding it out. You want to be "careful" so you don't damage stuff you don't need to. But if you've had a failure and that's what's sticking stuff up, then you've got damage already and you need to get it apart. Certainly you don't need to worry about damaging your old bearings. My 2 cents...

[WyKi]

I think you need to have a good hard look at the parts diagram and figure out what isn't moving that should be, and then make it move, possibly by pounding it out. You want to be "careful" so you don't damage stuff you don't need to. But if you've had a failure and that's what's sticking stuff up, then you've got damage already and you need to get it apart. Certainly you don't need to worry about damaging your old bearings. My 2 cents...

 

 

Yea....I already had enough damage... so I just went ahead with a mallet and chisel at the bearings and pull it out.. center shield was frozen to the spindle... so hit that with mallet and chisel as well until it snapped in half. took it off and had to file the spindle down to be able to put the new bearing in all the way. Took some pics of the spindle and such..but it's late right now 1.34am here and I'm just about to go to bed so.. but anywho. the PF is up and running good now.. thanks to all of you. You're all the best!!!