I have a '92 LS, all stock with a rebuilt motor. My problem is, the car pulls to the right and the wheels are offset. If I straighten out my steering wheel so that the wheels are supposed to be straight, only the front left one is. The front right one turns to the right a little more, and has a camber issue. I jacked up the car I am able to wobble the wheel while it's off the ground. I popped the wheel off and I was able to wobble the brake caliper and everything in whole. A friend of mine said it could be a bearing or an issue with the hub. What steps should I take next?

 

What about the tie rods? could have a bad tie rod end that will cause some play

 

Tie rods are fine, no wobble or anything.

Is this normal? I'm able to grab the rotor and wobble that, and the hub wobbles along with it.

 

no it not normal, how many miles on the car and have the wheel bearng ever been changed that you know of?

 

Wheel bearing if the whole hub moves with it

 

191k on the chassis, but the engine was rebuilt ~8k miles ago. So, I'm not sure when/if it was ever replaced.

So I need to get a new wheel bearing for this wheel? I read that they are time consuming to replace. About how much would I be looking at if I took it to a shop? Tire shop or dealership, idk. Could I just go out to a pick-n-pull and get a new hub from one of the Integras out there? My friend said I could, just make sure that the spindle is intact and looks good.

 

i would not go to a pick n pull cause its no gaurantee that it will last long you are better off getn and new one and knowing that its good to go

 

they dont take too long to do i just did mine, but i have a shop press, you can get timken bearings from autozone ( i know ) for $47 + tax, but have to pay someone to press it. remove wheel brakes and rotor pop off the tie rod end and upper and lower ball joints then take the whole thing to get pressed. just dont use a pickle fork to remove the joints, you will most likely rip the boots...

 

Would it be easier to just get a new wheel hub assembly with the bearing already in? If so, do you know of any guides to do such a thing?

 

First, loosen the lug nuts off the wheels, but do not take them off yet. Then raise the front of the car and place jackstands on the front for support. Remove wheel and lugnuts. Prop a bar to push down the brake pedal, or have someone hold it down for you. Use an axle nut socket to remove axle nut. Then remove the two bolts that hold down the brake caliper. Make sure to use a piece of wire to hole up the caliper, so it will not get damaged. Remove the tie rod for the lower control arm. Remove bolt from the fork suspension, so it is not connected to the lower control arm. Next take cotter pin off of the knuckle bolt. Loosen the castle nut, but do not completely remove it. Then use a two jaw puller to remove the knuckle from the caliper plate.
Then remove the four bolts on the rear side of the plate.

After this take the whole hub bearing and bearing assembly to a shop to get the old bearing pressed out and the new one pressed back in. NOT FUN BUT WILL SAVE YOU SOME CASH

 

hey man im cheap, i dont buy what i dont need, i would just get the new bearing...

 

So can I just buy a new wheel hub assembly that already has a bearing pressed in?

 

I work at napa, I'm yet to see one for the front for some reason. But the rears you can do that. Just buy the one bearing, if you're not confident enought that you can complete this task yourself, get help, or bring it to a shop.