Bad Hub?

[YukonCrazy]

If you grab the top and bottom of the hub and there is some play up and down/in and out, may mean there hub is bad? Is that a tough replacement if you get the wheel bearing/hub assembly?

 

[kbuskill]

Yes.

It's fairly easy if its a 2wd amd only marginally more difficult for 4wd.

Remove wheel(6 lug nuts)>
brake caliper(2 bolts)>
caliper bracket(2bolts)>
slide off rotor(may have 1 screw holding rotor)>
remove hub assembly(3 bolts from back side of spindle).

If 4wd the only added step is removing the large nut in the the center of the hub on the CV axle shaft.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Just make sure you buy Timken replacements.

 

[YukonCrazy]

Just make sure you buy Timken replacements.

I assume no local parts stores stocks Timken?

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I assume no local parts stores stocks Timken?

You may find a car quest or Napa that can get them, but they will be 200. Rock auto has them for 100 plus the 5% discount code in the vendor threads.

 

[t.stimpson]

amazon has timken sometimes too.