How to change front wheel bearings in a 1995 Eagle Vision Esi

Submitted by luisd31006 Sat 05/15/2010

Raise and support the vehicle

Submitted by bfree on Sat, 05/15/2010 - 14:47.

Raise and support the vehicle (use a jack stand on the jack point on the body--behind the front wheel)

Loosen the axle bearing.
Remove the tire.
Remove brake caliper and suport it to keep pressure off of the rubber brake line.
Remove the tie-rod end bolt and disconnect tie-rod from steering knuckle (use a ball joint seperator tool).
Disconnect the stabilizer bar mount from the lower control arm.
Remove the lower ball joint nut. Use the ball joint seperator to disconnect the ball joint from the lower control arm. Push the lower control arm downward; out of the way.
Remove the axle nut.
Remove the three hub bearing attaching bolts.
Use a pry bar to seperate the hub bearing from the steering knuckle.
Reverse process to install.

besure to clean mounting

Submitted by dayshifter1 on Sun, 05/16/2010 - 05:45.

besure to clean mounting surface before installing and torque wheel nuts to prevent rotor warpage

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