Wheel Bearing Inspection

Wheel Bearing Inspection

Special Tool(s)

Special Tool(s):

1. Road test the vehicle on a smooth road. Make sharp turns to the right and left.
^ Installation of a new front LH wheel bearing may be required if the vehicle makes abnormal noises on right turns.
^ Installation of a new front RH wheel bearing may be required if the vehicle makes noises on left turns.
^ If front wheel bearing noise is heard on either right or left turns, the wheel hub and front wheel bearing assembly on the side with the most noise should be inspected.
2. Remove the front brake caliper anchor plate.
3. Install the wheel and tire assembly.

4. NOTE: Be careful not to confuse lower arm ball joint looseness with bearing looseness.

Check for loose front wheel bearings by rocking the wheels at the top and bottom.
5. Spin the wheel quickly by hand and make sure the wheel turns smoothly without noise from the front wheel bearings.
6. Position the special tools against the wheel hub, then have an assistant grasp the tire at the top and bottom and move the wheel inward and outward.
7. Measure and record the end play of the front wheel bearings. There should be no end play.
8. If end play exists, install new front wheel bearings.