92chevyeuro Posted September 15, 2005 Report Posted September 15, 2005 My 92 Lumina needs new wheels bearings. Im going to do it myself. Has anyone else done this? Im told its not hard to do. Quote
Turbocharged400sbc Posted September 16, 2005 Report Posted September 16, 2005 the fronts book out at 1.6 hrs the rears at 1.4 hrs.... click for full size.... save the image as it will probably be deleted from my photobucket account in the future.... BTW it isnt hard, but rust may have froze it into the knuckle so ya might want to use a hammer/slide hammer to remove... Good luck and hope this helps... Regards, James Quote
MonteCarloChick Posted September 16, 2005 Report Posted September 16, 2005 I did the fronts of cavy each side taking 25mins Quote
DaveFromColorado Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 J-Body, and N-Body cars are very different from the W-Body cars - the J & N Body cars have the hold down bolts on the front of the bearing, where as the W-Body cars have to be accessed from behind - so 25 minutes on a J-Body is about average for having no pneumatic tools available. That picture is of a J, or N body car (maybe more I can't remember which ones all had that setup) --Dave. Quote
1990lumina Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 Werd I watched my buddy's dad do the wheel bearing on his Cavy...took him 30mins with pnematic tools to do both sides...damn those cars are easy to work on Good Luck with the Lumina :D:!!!! Quote
patgizz Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 Werd I watched my buddy's dad do the wheel bearing on his Cavy...took him 30mins with pnematic tools to do both sides...damn those cars are easy to work on Good Luck with the Lumina :D:!!!! takes me 10 mins per hub front or back, but i've had 5 w-bodies now and done them all Quote
Stevo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 Usually after market bearings have lugs that are 1/2 shorter than factory lugs. If you have steel wheels this isnt a problem. With w-body aluminum rims these are a major pain in the ass when putting the lug nuts on. I suggest picking up longer lugs and swapping them on the bearing before replacing them. Quote
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