Replacement parts needed for wheel bearing?

[migee]

I have a buddy mechanic who is going to be fixing my protege5. The front wheel bearing is shot. He says he wants me to get the parts.

Anyway, on a canadian parts site (Im in ontario) I found the wheel bearing (http://www.autopartsway.ca/autoparts2/index.cfm?fetch=part~ID=2003~Mazda~Protege5~241452 ). But is there anything else I need for him? Does the bearing need a new circlip or something? Does it need a new sealing part of any sort?

Let me know,
thanks guys. asked only one question before and this forum is already incredibly nice and helpful.

[speed5hornet]

bump! me gots bad wheel bearings too!!!

[kboutsider]

You'll need the bearing and the clip. Mine went a couple of months ago and that's all i needed.

[speed5hornet]

how was the job? what did you all have to take off

[kboutsider]

I had a friend do it for me he had a bearing press so to be honest i'm not sure what's involved. this page may be of help to you if you are thinking of doing it yourself.

http://www.floptical.net/mazda/service_web/03-11.PDF

[i12drivemyMP5]

May be easier & worth it to just get the whole hub with bearings already in them. Of course I haven't priced that convenience & there may be, IIRC, some annoying disassembly to make that happen too.

[speed5hornet]

yeah that seems a little to complex for me, besides i dont like messing with my brakes, hubs, or other etc stuff that if done wrong could cause massive problems....wheel falling off lol

[bonards29]

how will you know if you have bad bearings?

[aMaff]

i dont like messing with my brakes, hubs, or other etc stuff that if done wrong could cause massive problems....wheel falling off lol

If you're a complete incompetent, yes.

[719prottege]

i had to replace one of my wheel bearings after some jackass that worked on my car used a torch to get my axle off. it isnt hard if you have a press. or if you have a Hub Tamer, which not very many people have...

[aMaff]

how will you know if you have bad bearings?

Generally lots more noise while driving is a good indicator. As they start to go bad, generally from loss of grease, there's going to be metal to metal contact.

Though if you think a bearing may be on the way out, there's a simple test. Jack up that corner of the car, put your hands on the top / bottom of the wheel and push / pull w/ opposite hands. If you feel play (and you'll notice a slight, but distinct 'thunk'), it's on the way out. If there's no play and everything's solid, then you're fine.

[RABID_MP5]

When removing the old one, how can you get to the retaining clip (i.e. hub in the way?), or do you just press it out and break the old clip? Is the clip a dealer-only item?

Has anyone removed/replaced a bearing by "carefully" hammering it out and in (I'm thinking out would be easier) with a pipe pressed against the race?

Do you replace the inner seal while doing the bearing?

[goodfornothing]

Hey guys,
I'm new to the forum but this is urgent. I really need to fix my wheel bearings soon. I already found which bearings to buy but I can't find a place where they sell the clips. What is the clip exactly and do you guys have any direct links to a site where I can purchase them?

Thanks!

[Wagonbacker9]

sub for future ref..

[goodfornothing]

So I just jacked up both sides of my car, and tested the wheels by placing my hands on the top and bottom and pushing/pulling the wheel. Then I did this with my hands placed left and right on each wheel. My right wheel is solid and gives no play. The left wheel gives not play either, but when my hands are on the left and right side, if I push it hard enough, the wheel BARELY moves.

I Don't think my bearings are bad, but when I drive, I heard a noticeable whirring noise and I know it's coming from the wheels. I hear it when I go drive 20 mph then it goes away and comes back around 40 mph. Anyone have any idea what this is? Maybe I need an alignment?

[Wagonbacker9]

brakes could be dragging a bit. not necessarily something to worry about. if you tap the brakes (barely) does it go away?

[goodfornothing]

brakes could be dragging a bit. not necessarily something to worry about. if you tap the brakes (barely) does it go away?

What do you mean? Can you please go into more detail? I'm a little confused.

[Wagonbacker9]

while you're driving, and its making the sound, hit the brakes just hard enough that you feel them come on (don't come to a screaching hault)... see if that makes the sound go away.

[goodfornothing]

while you're driving, and its making the sound, hit the brakes just hard enough that you feel them come on (don't come to a screaching hault)... see if that makes the sound go away.

I tried it today and it didn't. Perhaps what I'm hearing is the road noise? I wonder if it's normal or not. I'm going to take my car into the shop and see if they can find anything. I just don't want to pay monies haha.

[Wagonbacker9]

road noise is road noise... metal on metal is something else. ONLY possibility is wind noise off of something... and thats kinda an outside chance.

[goodfornothing]

It might be road noise because I don't hear any metal on metal. I should look into getting some new tires.

[aMaff]

Wheel bearings going doesn't SOUND like metal on metal. Sounds like really loud wind / road noise.

[goodfornothing]

Wheel bearings going doesn't SOUND like metal on metal. Sounds like really loud wind / road noise.

In that case, how come the wheel doesn't show any play when I jack up my car and push and pull on it?

[MP3Performance]

In that case, how come the wheel doesn't show any play when I jack up my car and push and pull on it?

It doesn't necessarily have to have play, but most of the time it does. When one of my wheel bearings went bad it actually made a clicking sound. The sound only happened when I drove straight or was turning one direction. It drove me nuts for two weeks trying to figure out what it was. I ended up replacing an axle, replacing a axle bearing behind the engine, taking apart the brakes and inspected the whole steering and suspension system. I did all this because I was convinced it could not be a wheel bearing since it did not make the sound I was used to when wheel bearings go bad. In the end my friend showed me a trick with using a screwdriver against the strut and keeping your ear to the handle part of it and listening for a odd sound. You could hear that there was a distinct grinding sound compared to the other good bearing.

[aMaff]

In that case, how come the wheel doesn't show any play when I jack up my car and push and pull on it?

I never said the noise you were hearing WAS the wheel bearing. I just said it could be. Without examining the thing myself I would have no way of knowing. Forgive me, I'll try to be less helpful next time :rolleyes:

[Wagonbacker9]

I never said the noise you were hearing WAS the wheel bearing. I just said it could be. Without examining the thing myself I would have no way of knowing. Forgive me, I'll try to be less helpful next time :rolleyes:

rofl

[goodfornothing]

I never said the noise you were hearing WAS the wheel bearing. I just said it could be. Without examining the thing myself I would have no way of knowing. Forgive me, I'll try to be less helpful next time :rolleyes:


I never said your piece of advice didn't help me one bit. So please, don't apologize (usa). If you read it right, I was just asking if there was still a possibility that I have bad bearings even though my wheels don't have any play, since I hear loud road noise/a loud whirring sound when I drive.

MP3Perfomance on the other hand, thanks for answering my question. I'll probably just bring my car in to get it checked.

Wagonbacker9 - (rofl2)