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Wheel Bearing or CV axle or both?

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Old May 28, 2013 | 07:52 PM
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Default Wheel Bearing or CV axle or both?

Long story short in bullet form;

- I have a 93 Honda Accord 5MT
- When I turn slow I hear a clicking up front.
- Between 30-80 MPH I hear and feel a buzzing/vibration and the noise and feel never decrease with speed, it just stay the same
- One shop tells me the right front wheel bearing needs to be replaced
- One shop tells me the right CV axle needs to be replaced


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Old May 28, 2013 | 08:04 PM
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Default Re: Wheel Bearing or CV axle or both?

Originally Posted by Knightrider03m
- When I turn slow I hear a clicking up front.
Usually that is the outer CV joint. Have you checked for torn boots?
Originally Posted by Knightrider03m
- Between 30-80 MPH I hear and feel a buzzing/vibration and the noise and feel never decrease with speed, it just stay the same
If the tires are aired up correctly, not snow tires, and the car has over 100K miles then yup wheel bearing.
Originally Posted by Knightrider03m
- One shop tells me the right front wheel bearing needs to be replaced
- One shop tells me the right CV axle needs to be replaced


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Both.
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Old May 28, 2013 | 10:47 PM
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Default Re: Wheel Bearing or CV axle or both?

-No I have not check, I just had a shop check it
- Yes, No, and Yes
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Thanks. I kind of was wishing that it was just the cv and nothing else.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 12:36 AM
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Default Re: Wheel Bearing or CV axle or both?

Originally Posted by Knightrider03m
Thanks. I kind of was wishing that it was just the cv and nothing else.
Axle replacement is easy, hell removing the bearing/hub isn't that much harder. Removing the old bearing off the hub is the hard part.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 02:53 AM
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Default Re: Wheel Bearing or CV axle or both?

I've seen vids on youtube on how to use the bearing remover and adapter kit from Harbor Freight though I have yet to actually remove and install a new bearing myself.

But it would appear the only hard part is removing the race that becomes stuck on the the hub.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 05:06 AM
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Both jobs aren't bad to do. You need a slide hammer, axle socket, breaker bar, sledge hammer, pry bar, and hand tools. That's why when you buy and see accord people usually do a ROH conversion.
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