Thanks for posting John...I suspect I am hearing a little more rear wheel noise than I should on your formally owned Abarth. I believe this to be my next project...Stan
It’s a pretty easy project to do and if your car has significant miles on them it’s a good investment. We’ve seen a lot of rear wheel bearing failure even early on with cars under 50,000 miles. The aftermarket ones that I bought are very high-quality and the price was better than the FCA brand.
I think you could take a impact and remove it if it’s strong enough. I use a metal cheater bar with slow and steady motion so it doesn’t slip off. But when you put it back on using an impact how can you know what the torque is? A powerful impact could break the socket or ruin the threads on the spindle and then you’d have another problem.
How did you remove, install, and properly torque the caliper bracket bolts? I was only able to get a closed ended wrench over the bolts due lack space.
Sometimes you can get a deep socket in there or a offset combination wrench. The rear brake disc caliper bracket torque is 42 foot pounds the front is 77 foot pounds. The little caliper guide pin bolts for the rear is 25 foot pounds in front is 21 foot pounds
Don't you think it would be more useful to show what you are doing instead of telling it? You wrote in the description ”This video shows you how to...”, but actually ”this video tells you...”. I'm just saying.
Great video! Just what I needed
Thanks a lot. I just did mine. The easiest bearing replacement I ever did.
I was dreading doing the bearings on my Ford KA which are the same. Nice and simple. Thanks for this.
That’s great glad it helped you and just make sure you get your torque right after you install.
Thanks for posting John...I suspect I am hearing a little more rear wheel noise than I should on your formally owned Abarth. I believe this to be my next project...Stan
It’s a pretty easy project to do and if your car has significant miles on them it’s a good investment. We’ve seen a lot of rear wheel bearing failure even early on with cars under 50,000 miles. The aftermarket ones that I bought are very high-quality and the price was better than the FCA brand.
keep up the great repair tutorial videos on the fiat, thanks
Well thanks for the feedback, its tough to hold the camera with one hand and the bearing with the other.
I am going to do mine soon, but I don't see any reason to not use an impact to remove the large nut. Can you explain why it would be a problem?
I think you could take a impact and remove it if it’s strong enough. I use a metal cheater bar with slow and steady motion so it doesn’t slip off. But when you put it back on using an impact how can you know what the torque is? A powerful impact could break the socket or ruin the threads on the spindle and then you’d have another problem.
How did you remove, install, and properly torque the caliper bracket bolts? I was only able to get a closed ended wrench over the bolts due lack space.
Sometimes you can get a deep socket in there or a offset combination wrench. The rear brake disc caliper bracket torque is 42 foot pounds the front is 77 foot pounds. The little caliper guide pin bolts for the rear is 25 foot pounds in front is 21 foot pounds
How can you tell if its the front or the rears?
What are your thoughts on Mopar vs aftermarket Bearing’s?
The FCA ones are more expensive and the failure rate is very high so I would try to find a name brand such as what I showed in the video.
Perfect timing.
What's the part number/brand for the wheel bearing you used?
The brand, part number and box shown are listed in the video I bought it from eBay for under $100 for both.
Take a look at the video at the 7 1/2 minute mark and you’ll see the Brand box and part number.
You didn't need to remove the brake caliper carrier.
Don't you think it would be more useful to show what you are doing instead of telling it? You wrote in the description ”This video shows you how to...”, but actually ”this video tells you...”. I'm just saying.
Just lost me at the 2nd AD
GET TO THE POINT