well time to fix my hub bearing

[01silveralero]

hub bearing is finally making some noise. i was told when i bought it last year it was going to need to be replaced (way before the sound started) well the time has come to replace it. one question is what is the size for the halfshaft nut i saw these sizes when i looked it up : 1-5/16, 1-3/8 and 35mm which is it?

[Ryan from Ohio]

I think it depends on the nut you have.

Mine is the old style original one. Its got a nut with a pressed steel cover over it. Thats 35MM. which is 1.377"= 1.375 close enough = 1 3/8"

I went to Autozone for a socket and they didnt have a deep well 1 3/8" SO I tried the 35 and of course it fit.

[cherrington17]

i'm pretty sure i have a 35mm, that worked on a friends grandam.. 2000 i believe. i haven't done mine yet, but i hope its the same.

[alerored04]

I would have to go check my toolbox but I think mine was 35mm as well. Make sure you get deep well.

[Ryan from Ohio]

35MM 1 3/8 are the same thing...

[01silveralero]

35MM 1 3/8 are the same thing...

35mm is bigger than 1-3/8

but this will be happening next weekend since i ordered new hub bearing on ebay instead of buying it at autozone

[Ryan from Ohio]

By .003" of an inch... A piece of hair is .004"

Same difference.

:lol:

[slicker24]

I have 2002 alero...everything stock...I've replaced the front hubs twice now....the axle nut is 36 mm paid 160 each hub reg. 227$ I got a discount..took me about 1.5 hours to do each hub...just my two cents...

[01silveralero]

made 35mm work heh

[Redog]

Do you have air tools?

Probably would help you to use them ;)

My dream garage will have air tools, compressor, and a lift. The lift might not happen though

[Midgear]

My dream garage will have air tools, compressor, and a lift. The lift might not happen though

x2

I can't wait till me and my cousin come up with the funds for that..

[01silveralero]

Do you have air tools?

Probably would help you to use them ;)

My dream garage will have air tools, compressor, and a lift. The lift might not happen though

yes but air tools stopped working......lifts go for like $1000 and up just mainly need the room

[alerored04]

Air does not help much for the hub change primarily cause the three toughest bolts are on the back of the spindle and impossible to get to with an impact gun. 3/4" ratchet and PB blaster are your friends.

[TheEdgeofSanity]

i love air tools!

[dtldiaspora]

yes a impact drill doesnt fit, but a air ratchet did for me;)

[alerored04]

Impact drill? What is that? My spindle bolts were so corroded that the air ratchet would not spin them off, I had to do it all by hand and ended up rounding one off so badly I had to pound a 1/2" socket onto it so I could get the damn thing out.

[meadus101]

I think it's another word for Impact Gun.


Also, Aren't there car storage lifts for your shop for a few hundred?

[spinalator]

Everyone here has 34 and 36mm but no 35. Why can't the Chinese supply us with the sizes we need?

[Ryan from Ohio]

What are you talking about? mines a 35mm

[spinalator]

Sorry I meant socket sizes, not nut sizes.

[Alerosaint]

im here in the shop getting ready to knock out both hubs...i hope it is that easy i had a ruff couple weeks working on the ho

[Redog]

At Sears a 3/8 air rachet and a decent Impact gun (I think it was a 1/2) and an decent sized air compressor can be had for uder $500.

The lift, IDK. I've seen both kinds. The kind you drive up on and the wheels are on the rails and thet chassis lift. Prices start around $1500.

It's not just the money, it's the size of the lift, v the size of the garage. A house we looked at 2 months ago had 3 motorcycles in the garage, and they barely fit :eek:

[01silveralero]

At Sears a 3/8 air rachet and a decent Impact gun (I think it was a 1/2) and an decent sized air compressor can be had for uder $500.

The lift, IDK. I've seen both kinds. The kind you drive up on and the wheels are on the rails and thet chassis lift. Prices start around $1500.

It's not just the money, it's the size of the lift, v the size of the garage. A house we looked at 2 months ago had 3 motorcycles in the garage, and they barely fit :eek:

exactly what i was saying :rolleyes2: