ShinyNewPenny

So I've had an annoying amount of noise coming from my car for a while now. I used to just blame it on my exhaust and road noise, but I've come to realize that it's most likely bad wheel bearings. I'm 90% sure it's both rear bearings. I tried spinning the tires by hand and the drivers side wheel makes a bit of grinding noise and the passenger side barely turns by hand at all.

Anyway, I wanna replace the rear wheel bearings. Do I just need to buy this (#2)? Can I do the replacement by myself, or would I still need to take it to a shop to have the bearings pressed?

civic_driver

If you can't spin the wheel, maybe the rear drum brakes are the problem and not the bearing. If it's a bearing going bad, there will be a whining noise.

Laz's EP

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I had this problem, I went to my local junk yard and bought two rear drums for $25. Problem solved. It turns out to be my left side was bad,Now I have a spare.
That noise drove me nuts lol

ShinyNewPenny

I have rear disks. I didn't notice any particular problem with my breaks, but like I said, the rear passenger side didn't wanna move by hand. The driver side definitely had grinding tho.

mattbatson

I just did the rear bearings for the first time recently.

I went to advance and bought them. They come already pressed into a new hub.
Very easy to replace. The old ones slide off and the new one slides on.

Trust me, it was very easy. A monkey could do it.

Dont pay someone else.

tai_mishuu911

very easy to get off. hardest part would be the screws that hold to rotors on and the nut that holds the hub on. impact driver and a breaker bar do the trick

ShinyNewPenny

Great, just what I wanted to hear.

I took a spin around earlier and recorded it to give you guys and idea of the noise my car is making. It's not the best quality, but hopefully it's good enough.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7y0CkrfFq4&

ShinyNewPenny

Just ordered a couple new bearing/hub assemblies. Supposed to be in tomorrow afternoon, hopefully.

Do I need any other parts besides the assembly? I have an impact driver, breaker bar and all the basic tools.

ShinyNewPenny

Dumb question... how do I get the cap off of the axle nut?

civic_driver

I haven't done it but I would think a screw driver and a hammer?

ShinyNewPenny

Tried that and it wouldn't budge. Maybe I should hit it harder?

FJRguy06

You'll need replacement spindle nuts after you get the dust cover off. They're throw aways--don't re-use them. The dust cover will come off with gentle prying, but if you destroy it (like I did first time), go to your favorite auto parts store and look in their "HELP" parts section, they're a buck or two each.

ShinyNewPenny

Started work on the rear bearings today. The passenger side bearing is definitely bad, sounds very rough when I spin it. The driver's side bearing doesn't sound too bad. A small amount of noise, but I don't think it's worth changing.

Now I'm having trouble getting that stupid cap off. I think I'm just gonna destroy it tomorrow to get it off. I had to stop work because I don't think the neighbors would appreciate me hammering away at the cap at 11:30pm... haha.

If it was absolutely necessary, would it be fine to temporarily reuse an axle nut? They didn't carry them at Autozone. I'm gonna call Napa tomorrow, but if they don't have them then I'm gonna have to order one from Honda.

FJRguy06

i got my spindle nuts at advanced auto for $5. You have to 'stake' them when you're done, it's the only way to guarantee that they don't fall off while driving down the road (or overtighten). Staking is simply denting the end of the nut into the flat spot on the spindle with a hammer and punch. They also have the replacement dust covers in the "help" section, just be sure you get the right size.