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wheel bearings
- Thread starter diabloxj
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rockwerks
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chito Beach Resort, WA
diabloxj said:
If you are talking about the unit hubs.......I ahve only had one in 4 xj's go out and that one I bought used here used in the classidieds for 40.00
what year rig?
rockwerks
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chito Beach Resort, WA
diabloxj said:
play in the steering wheel? if so it has nothing to do with the unit bearings you hve other issues. Have you jacked up the front tires off the ground and tried to wiggle the wheel and tire from top to bottom?
- Location
- Port Orchard, WA
also check the ball joints...
they arent any cheaper - and you need 4 of them if they are bad...
they arent any cheaper - and you need 4 of them if they are bad...
rockwerks
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chito Beach Resort, WA
XJ_ranger said:
Ive never had to replace all 4 ever. they dont go bad al at once. I have erplaced 2 in all my years of xj running. and both on different rigs
rockwerks
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chito Beach Resort, WA
diabloxj said:
the steering wheel or the actual wheel? you are not clear on your info. also I dont car if your friend works in a shop if he calls it wheel bearings he dont know his shit. and you can replace them in your driveway in about 1/2 an hour per side with simple had tools.
rockwerks
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chito Beach Resort, WA
diabloxj said:
not much difference in cost or quality...like I said Id get used check in for sale here
Matthew Currie
NAXJA Member #760
- Location
- Vermont, land of big clay
I second used if you can find a good junkyard. Since it's not uncommon for a hub to last a couple of hundred thousand miles, a good used one could last the life of the vehicle. Make sure you get the correct ones. Earlier XJ's with cast rotors take a different hub from later ones with composite rotors, and later ones yet went back to cast. I think your 94 should have composite. You can confirm by looking at the outer edge of the rotor face that the wheel seats on ( I think of it as the top of the hat). Composites are slightly rounded, cast have a sharp edge.
You might be able, as xjnation suggests, to do it in a half hour with ordinary hand tools, but if the hubs are rusted on, it can be a real pain, and you'll also need a pretty big wrench to get the 36 mm. axle nuts off, so having a mechanic friend with a lift and experience is a very good thing.
You might be able, as xjnation suggests, to do it in a half hour with ordinary hand tools, but if the hubs are rusted on, it can be a real pain, and you'll also need a pretty big wrench to get the 36 mm. axle nuts off, so having a mechanic friend with a lift and experience is a very good thing.
MudslinginXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pennsylvania
Im leary when it comes to replacing old worn out parts with used parts from a junk yard. When i replace something, i figure i might as well spend the money and get it brand new that way you know its not going to fail for many years to come.
Anyways You can get them for around $100 a piece brand new from rockauto.com. 1 Hub/Bearing Assembly Shipped to my door was $104 and some odd change.
Anyways You can get them for around $100 a piece brand new from rockauto.com. 1 Hub/Bearing Assembly Shipped to my door was $104 and some odd change.
xj87
NAXJA Member #952
- Location
- western mass
MudslinginXJ said:
ok i just did mine on a 87 wagoneer about 138.00 each at autozone and petboys not hard just have a 13mm 12 point socket and a 36mm socket took me about 2 hour to do both of mine go new did a used one and had to replace it 30,000 later
dakotus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cleveland, Oh
I got the Timken one from Autozone for $140. works good so far i guess. I still have a noise, so maybe i shoulda replaced both instead of just one.
