Best way I just discovered to get that bearing off is to hit it hard from the top a couple times then come in from the bottom with a radial pump Jack and lift her up. I heard it snap once I did that, then I was able to tap it out much easier.
Just got a quote to do this job, the shop insisted that the whole knuckle must be removed, all lines, bearing pressed out, pressed in, and entire rear shaft removed and all reassembled. Just wanted to confirm this is an AWD? They are looking at 6 hrs of labor to do this job all the way around the vehicle. Edit: AND that the rears are not an assembly, that they are two parters.
This is an AWD. Is yours a press in bearing or bolt in? The way you wrote it makes it sound like yours is press in. What do you mean all the way around the vehicle, all 4 wheel bearings?
Yes, mine is a ‘15 Grand Cherokee Limited AWD. Came across your video (which is great BTW) just looking to understand more about what it takes to replace these. Have a low hum coming from the rear around 60MPH and suspect it is a bad bearing since the car has 130k miles in it. The shop I called quoted me $3400 to do all 4 bearings and mentioned it was because of having to break down the knuckle assembly to remove the hub and press out/in the bearing. Having a hard time understanding why same model / year of vehicle would have two different types of assembly for these bearings.
They may have not looked up the procedure. Also they might be using OEM parts which are more expensive. I have a rear wheel bearing linked in the description, as you can see, its under $100. Labor should really only be about 1hr if its not rusted on there. I believe the book time for doing both rears is 2.5h, so 1.25h per side. If the job was $300-$400 said and done (with aftermarket parts) I would say that's fair. But $850 each sounds a bit expensive. Maybe call around to cheaper shops and see what they charge. Also would be a good idea to replace the wheel bearing bolts at the same time ebay.us/8la0hH (dealer part number is 6512205AA, might be cheaper to buy these from the dealer since eBay charges a lot for shipping).
The OEM bearing from the dealer looks like its $350-$500. So maybe they are using OEM parts at $500 each, then charging you 3.5h labor. By no means am I bashing the shop, but there's always a place that will do it cheaper (and sometimes do just as good, or better job).
@Tech-28 If you do many videos, it is good to have various camera tripods and mounts. It just makes it easier for you as well as the viewer. I do them too.
Nice video,I loosen the 4 bolts and back em out so end threads are flush,then use an old torx socket and air hammer to push the bearing out🤘🏼 every one has their methods.
Best way I just discovered to get that bearing off is to hit it hard from the top a couple times then come in from the bottom with a radial pump Jack and lift her up. I heard it snap once I did that, then I was able to tap it out much easier.
do you need to put the parking brake into service mode first, or no because you aren't fixing the brakes?
Great question. No you don’t need to put the brakes in service mode, you can just take the caliper off
Great job, where are you located?
@@TH3_DON_M3G4 Ontario Canada
Just got a quote to do this job, the shop insisted that the whole knuckle must be removed, all lines, bearing pressed out, pressed in, and entire rear shaft removed and all reassembled. Just wanted to confirm this is an AWD? They are looking at 6 hrs of labor to do this job all the way around the vehicle.
Edit: AND that the rears are not an assembly, that they are two parters.
This is an AWD. Is yours a press in bearing or bolt in? The way you wrote it makes it sound like yours is press in. What do you mean all the way around the vehicle, all 4 wheel bearings?
Yes, mine is a ‘15 Grand Cherokee Limited AWD. Came across your video (which is great BTW) just looking to understand more about what it takes to replace these. Have a low hum coming from the rear around 60MPH and suspect it is a bad bearing since the car has 130k miles in it.
The shop I called quoted me $3400 to do all 4 bearings and mentioned it was because of having to break down the knuckle assembly to remove the hub and press out/in the bearing.
Having a hard time understanding why same model / year of vehicle would have two different types of assembly for these bearings.
They may have not looked up the procedure. Also they might be using OEM parts which are more expensive. I have a rear wheel bearing linked in the description, as you can see, its under $100. Labor should really only be about 1hr if its not rusted on there. I believe the book time for doing both rears is 2.5h, so 1.25h per side. If the job was $300-$400 said and done (with aftermarket parts) I would say that's fair. But $850 each sounds a bit expensive. Maybe call around to cheaper shops and see what they charge. Also would be a good idea to replace the wheel bearing bolts at the same time ebay.us/8la0hH (dealer part number is 6512205AA, might be cheaper to buy these from the dealer since eBay charges a lot for shipping).
The OEM bearing from the dealer looks like its $350-$500. So maybe they are using OEM parts at $500 each, then charging you 3.5h labor. By no means am I bashing the shop, but there's always a place that will do it cheaper (and sometimes do just as good, or better job).
@@Tech-28couldn’t u use an axle puller to pull out the bearing
ya a couple shwacks.why didn't you show that?
Well you see my hands were busy shwacking and I don’t have a third hand to film it otherwise I would have
A small cellphone tripod is helpful. @@Tech-28
@@HorsepowerHouse this is true, I have one now. I’ll be sure to record all of the shwacking efforts from here on out
@Tech-28 If you do many videos, it is good to have various camera tripods and mounts. It just makes it easier for you as well as the viewer. I do them too.
Nice video,I loosen the 4 bolts and back em out so end threads are flush,then use an old torx socket and air hammer to push the bearing out🤘🏼 every one has their methods.
They’re not all wheel drive their front wheel drive with four-wheel-drive capability their true front wheel drive. Do you research?