Front wheel bearing how hard they to do? 92 sidekick 4x4

If you have the same setup as the Vitara model, you'll need a special tool to remove the bearing locknut. It's a circular tool with 4 fingers. The fingers fit into the nut. You'll need this to set the proper torque on the nut for the loading of the bearings.
Some just use a screwdriver and hammer to remove and install the locknut.

How did you determine the bearings need replacement?

special tool hamer and a punch the tool i got cost $50 and 5 days it brook while i was using it.

Well im not sure there is a bit of play in them and i wanted to change them for the hell of it

i always thought the front small and the large (behind bearing) snap rings were a pain in the butt. cause the pin holes are different sizes, and that one behind is a BIG snap ring.  other wise its not really that hard.  just keep track of the order everthing comes off

if you have done alot of deep water crossings them they might not come off too easy.  i did alot of deep water crossings and it washed all the grease out of the bearing. then i drove 50 miles home on it.  bad thing.  it had heated up the bearing so it expanded then it shrunk(sp) when it cooled off.  b!tch to get them off after.

stu

i always thought the front small and the large (behind bearing) snap rings were a pain in the butt. cause the pin holes are different sizes, and that one behind is a BIG snap ring.  other wise its not really that hard.  just keep track of the order everthing comes off

Are you saying there are two snaprings on the bearings? One Front and one Rear.?
If so, I'm missing one
Changing one this week. Need to press out the bearing race.

Hawk will rent the socket for about half the price of buying. You may want to pay it.  Think big bubba standing on the cheater torque on those nuts.  

the main bearings are easy to remove but there is a sleeve that needs to be removed and then has to be pressed back in.
thats the bad bit .. this sleeve is the running face for the new bearings.
i had a huge price quoted to replace the sleeve and supply fit bearings. so i bought 2 hubs from a breaker and fitted these instead.... only cost me a 5th of the price of the new bearings and if i go through them as i have been doing then the second hand ones don't get time to wear out as the mud and water soon wrecks them anyway


hope this is of use

sorry i guess when i refer to the smaller one i am talking about the only one on the outside, that holds the shaft in place.

the larger one in back is the one that holds the sleeve mentioned above in.

sorry i guess when i refer to the smaller one i am talking about the only one on the outside, that holds the shaft in place.

the larger one in back is the one that holds the sleeve mentioned above in.

Thats a relief.
I found NAPA had the bearings for 50 bucks and the chevy dealer had it for 198, WTF. My driver side bearing spun on the shaft so I'm in the middle of fixing it. My lil Bro works as a Mech so pressing out the old sleeve was easy But he sandblasted the hub, Now I gotta paint it


Guess I should paint the dust cover too

there are 2 tapered roller bearings that hold the hub in place.
these wear and the sleeve they run on wears as well.
you need to replace the 2 bearings and have the old sleeve pressed out and a new one pressed in .. other wise the play will still be there.

you need to remove the central hub and have the sleeve pressed as hotrod did.

i tend to wash the bearings out with mud before they wear due to road miles ...
so i find it more economical to fit used hubs complete ... its only a 10 minute job then

when you got the bearing pressed out how did you do it? did you drive the truck to the shop or did you take in the spindle or what? i just orderd the 4 pin socket to take off the nut. just wondering what im going to need to do to get it done. and can i press out the bearing myself or not?  thanks for you help

shane

I had my lil bro take it to work after I took it off. (I have another car) You could press the bearing out if you had your own press or your big into shade tree mechanic. I would say it would be better to have someone with the right press to get it out.  You can call around to shops and see if you brought them the hub they could poress it out and the new one in for a little fee.

Were did you find the 4-pin socket and how much?

hawk suzuki  100.00 bucks cheapest i could find it.  if you ship it back they will give you 75 bucks back but the way i see it is i will probably need it again sometime so i might decide to keep it.

shane