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Well I am pretty sure I need a wheel bearing ,tried different tires and wheels and still hear/feel noise. I believe it is the left front cause when I load the left side up it is worse and when I load the right side it almost goes away(make a sharp left turn which throws the weight to the right side). It appears to be an easy job looks like 3 bolts. I can purchase an ac delco hub/bearing off of the internet for $169 or one from a local advance auto for $145 + 7% tax $155 which is national brand . Never heard of national brand ,only from one of our members that has used in the past . Anyone have any opinions or comments ? Thanks Eric
Well ended up buying a Timken brand for $126 lifetime warranty (I love lifetime warranties)now just to find the time tomorrow and get r done . Looks like 3 bolts in the back and the big axle nut and disconnect the sensor wire that's it maybe an hours work ha ha will report back .
Well just to report back all went well it only took an hour or maybe a little less to change,if you can do your own brakes then you can change a wheel bearing with no problem. here is the process that I took ::
1 jack up van to lift wheel off of ground(place jack under lower control arm to keep axle straight) , install jack stands for safety
2 remove wheel,brake caliper and pads,caliper bracket,rotor
3 spray down 3 bolts that hold on wheel bearing/hub front and back with penetrating oil
4 spray down axle nut with penetrating oil also
4a disconnect the sensor at the quick connect mounted on the metal plate
5 break loose 3 bolts on the backside of the bearing maybe a few turns,now at this point my bearing/hub broke loose from the knuckle from the pressure pushing out from the axle(I think I was lucky otherwise you need a hammer to pry apart)
6 with the 3 bolts still attached remove the axle nut
7 now finish removing the 3 bolts that hold on the bearing/hub
8 leave that metal plate that is between the knuckle and the bearing in place that holds the connector for the abs/speed sensor
9 install the new bearing /hub in reverse order don't forget to reconnect the new sensor wire and clip it on that metal bracket
If anyone has any questions or comments please reply . There may be many ways to replace a bearing/hub but this was my method of maddness.
I cannot stress safety enough when doing this project I would apply emergency brake and use 2 jack stands on a level solid surface . Good luck and be safe .
Since Steel did a good writeup and this is a fairly common issue with these vans, I found the torque specs and thought I would throw them in here (someone please correct me if I'm wrong. This is for a 2002 at least)
Brake caliper bracket: 133 lb. ft.
Axle nut (34mm): 160 lb. ft.
Hub bolts: 96 lb. ft.
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