well i'm quite positive i've got a bad wheel bearing in the front end of my car, i was just wondering if it's possible to take the dust cover off and pack that bitch full of some HD Axel grease to get me through till payday, whats the worst that can happen if i just let this go for say a week, it just started making noises and it's not really loud, just annoying, would it be safe to make say 250km trip this weekend?
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I used an old harmonic balancer puller. 50% chance you will have the inner race stuck on after that. if that happens you will need a puller with claws, or dremel, or heat and creative tools.
Be creative, you can make a puller with a threaded rod and nuts, and various wood metal scraps. just don't hack up the spindle.
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I would assume that is a picture of a hub assy. real oem won't let you link anymore. If you pull a hub off of a parts car, chances are good it will be destroyed in the process. I would take the whole strut assy with the bearing if you have to use a used part. but, in this circumstance, I would not use a used part. rent a puller from autozone or somthing. it is not as hard as you think it is. Bentley describes this process well.
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I drove my car around for about 2 weeks before replacing my bad bearing. No ill effects. When you pull one off there is a 90 percent chance the inner race will stay on. I took a grinder and ground down two opposite sides flat so I could get a pipe wrench on it and work it off. Took all of 3 minutes. The new one can be tapped on easily with a rubber mallet and then seated with the hub bolt.
BMA has them for 75 bucks delivered, about as cheap as you get. (they used to be around 300)Old and improved:
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