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Old 04-23-2009, 08:07 PM
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Default Re: bearing is out on H2 and Dealer said they wont cover it because I have 37 inch tires

I bought them from Advance Auto Parts. If I remember right I paid like $250 for each of them?? Somewhere in that neighborhood.

Also the Taller the tire the more stress. Taller tires offer more more leverage on the Hub when cornering. Also if you have less offset with aftermarket rims it also causes more stress on Hubs. Think about it you are haning more weight out further from the Hub.
Also dont let your warranty run out before you have them done!! And it is not safe to drive on a bad Hub. Hubs can catch fire.

Replacing them is pretty easy.

1. Remove tire
2. Remove 36MM Nut from axel
3. Flip up break caliper
4. Remove Brake Rotor
5. Unplug and unbolt ABS sensor from control arm.
6. Remove 3 bolts from back of knuckle-It might be 4 bolts Its been a couple years and I do not remember. The hub assembly will fall out.
7. Do steps in reverse order.

Note: You will need 1/2 drives/sockets and and a long breaker bar for this job. And a pipe to slide over the breaker bar. Those bolts are tight as hell. also I torqu'd everything back to 150ft. lbs. Also a couple cold ones will be need aftward as well. The job is relatively easy but requires energy.
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