I would greatly appreciate one's advice on this job. I am prepared to replace both front wheel bearings on my car on my own, for I get a constant noise driving down the road at ANY(highway and city driving) speeds like a jet plane going down the road. I have a 1994 Accord LX coupe five speed. I recently had my tires balanced and rotated, and the tires are still with good tread, and all matching in the factory original size. I am convinced that my front wheel bearings are bad. Could someone please tell me, in order to remove the steering knuckle completely off on each side, is it just a matter of removing the axle bolt, separating the upper and lower ball joints, along with the tie rod end, and then the steering knuckle will come right off? Is that all correct? Then, do I just remove the four bearing flange bolts from the backside, and then use a press to remove the old hub/bearing assembly from the knuckle, and then press the NEW hub/bearing assembly into the knuckle, and then slide the knuckle back on the axle end, reattach the ball joints and tie rod end, and then tighten the axle bolt, and is that it?? If this sounds right, then please let me know, otherwise, any additional directions or diagrams would be appreciated.

 

you have the correct idea.

you might not need a press to remove the bearing from the knuckle, depends on if it's rusted bad enough. But don't press it back into the knuckle, make sure you clean it up so that you are able to install the new bearing by hand and not pressing it in. You will need a press to separate the hub from the bearing and install the new bearing onto the hub.