Hey guys If you were at the meeting last week you probably heard my jeeps loud squeal.
Just a reminder to anyone i didnt meet yet my names Alec & I drive the orange xj
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I jacked it up and there is a lot of play in the drivers side hub. Assuming it is the wheel bearing, i am going to pick up parts today. Looks like advanced auto sells the whole hub assembly. They have two brands, Driveworks ($65 with 1yr) and MOOG ($100 with 3yr). Does anybody have experience with Driveworks? I know moog is the better buy and I don't like to skimp out on shit like this but im broke rn .
So
-Any recommendations?
-Also if I replace one should I replace the other?
-And not sure what the plans are for tomorrows meeting but if I get the parts, you think anybody could help me out then?
Job itself is not too hard, only a handful of bolts that have to come out. The difficult parts is hitting the hub out of the knuckle of if a bolt is seized.
Would advise for Moog over Driveworks. You'll be doing the job again in 2 months with a offbrand part.
Come to the meeting tonight and we can talk about it further.
- 04 WJ Overland 4.7 HO, Bilstein 4600s, Tuned, 242HD Swap, 31" A/T's for cool kids
- 04 WJ Laredo 4.0, 3" OME HD Lift, Bilstein 5100s, JKS TB, IRO LCA's UCA's
- 05 LJ Rubicon 4.0, 3" OME HD Lift, Bilstein 5100's, JKS TB, Bumpers, Warn 9500ix, on 33 MTRs
- Bronco Water Pump Specialist, now leaks, fixed again and leaks for the second time
unfortunatly could not make the meeting last night.
Thank you for the advice I will be going with MOOG, ( found 30% advanced auto coupon ). I'll probably do it this week and i'll post up if i need assistance.
Last question..
-is an alignment recommended with a wheel bearing replacement?
alec9mmXJ wrote:unfortunatly could not make the meeting last night.
Thank you for the advice I will be going with MOOG, ( found 30% advanced auto coupon ). I'll probably do it this week and i'll post up if i need assistance.
Last question..
-is an alignment recommended with a wheel bearing replacement?
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A wheel bearing should not affect alignment. Well rephrase, a bad wheeling bearing will cause too much camber from the tire sitting not perfectly up and down. However, you won't "need" an alignment after replacement. Most Jeep's you can only adjust the "toe" setting anyways.
- 04 WJ Overland 4.7 HO, Bilstein 4600s, Tuned, 242HD Swap, 31" A/T's for cool kids
- 04 WJ Laredo 4.0, 3" OME HD Lift, Bilstein 5100s, JKS TB, IRO LCA's UCA's
- 05 LJ Rubicon 4.0, 3" OME HD Lift, Bilstein 5100's, JKS TB, Bumpers, Warn 9500ix, on 33 MTRs
- Bronco Water Pump Specialist, now leaks, fixed again and leaks for the second time
So I ended up replacing both wheel bearings which did need to be changed but didn't fix my squeak problem. Pulled the front shaft today and turns out the noise is coming from the double cardon joint. Any recommendations for this? Ball rebuild kit? New assembly? Junk yard driveshaft? I'm broke from both those new wheel bearings haha and I don't have tools to press or pop out u joints.
You can rent a ball joint press from Advanced for free (After you return it you get your deposit back 100%) to get the u joints out and the back in. I like this method better than a hammer.
As far as the parts, I'd replace all 3 u joints, the centering ball, grease slinger, and spring (Aside from the u joints, those parts usually come in a kit)
- 04 WJ Overland 4.7 HO, Bilstein 4600s, Tuned, 242HD Swap, 31" A/T's for cool kids
- 04 WJ Laredo 4.0, 3" OME HD Lift, Bilstein 5100s, JKS TB, IRO LCA's UCA's
- 05 LJ Rubicon 4.0, 3" OME HD Lift, Bilstein 5100's, JKS TB, Bumpers, Warn 9500ix, on 33 MTRs
- Bronco Water Pump Specialist, now leaks, fixed again and leaks for the second time
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