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Topic #28238 9 posts Started by Jeremy1210
has anyone changed their own wheel bearings? If you have how hard is it and can you tell me how to do it? Would it just be cheaper to buy a new hub?
buy the bearings and have them pressed by napa for free.
if you've been driving with a broken wheel bearing for some time, i'd suggest you get a new hub as well. it should be about $100 but not too sure. using a new wheel bearing on a damaged hub may cause your bearing to break again. just my opinion. if you truly want your car to last (don't we all?), i'd say buy a new hub too.

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hmm.. Does autozone or napa sell hubs or should I go to a junkyard?
buy the bearings, hubs generally dont fall apart the bearings do.
This one place where I live quoted me $20 per wheel bearing, is that a good price? And from what u guys are saying it sounds like I better get my hubs replaced too...danget!

you dont need all 4 hubs replaced do you?
no just replace the hub with the worn out wheel bearing.
btw, you're not changing all four wheel bearings are you?

oh, and $20 for a wheel bearing is a wicked price. i changed my wheel bearing on the driver side on my 5th gen and it cost me about $58 CDN (around $48 USD).

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get the hub and bearing its easier to just bolt it on