loose wheel bearing

[maribou912]

hey guys, hope this is in the right section. Got my tires rotated last week and the tech told me my drivers side wheel bearing is lose. what do i need to do to fix this? repack it with grease? new bearing? any input is appreciated thanks.

[rds]

dissasemble front hub assembly remove snap ring that holds in bearing install new one and reassemble.

[AceEngineer]

The EP3's have a double row cartridge bearing in the front. Not adjustable, if it has excess endplay, buy a new one! (end play is spec'ed at 0 to .002inches in the service manual)

[Kerby]

Here's a good one for ya'll:

The DC5R has the same rear knuckle and hub as the RSX-s so it's safe to conclude that the wheels bearing is probably the same part.
However, the front is a completely different part. What's that part number?

I have never done a wheel bearing job on a EP3. All the other ones I've done (Toyota corolla) they've been pressed in. Based on the previous post, the bearings are not pressed, just a ring that gets clipped on like the compliance bushing?

[maribou912]

Thanks for the feedback guys hopefully ill get to this on Sunday. Should I get Honda grease or will anything work I think I have some ford Lincoln And mercury spec bearing grease around.

[maribou912]

Bump any input on the grease

[charles]

It could be your tie rod end. Check that as well

[maribou912]

How does one go about checking that?

[02ep3413]

Get it replaced, both should be 400, do both at same time

[02ep3413]

mAKE Sure you get an alignment too!

[maribou912]

BUMP
im gonna be buying new bearings to do this soon does anyone know a good place to get OEM bearings? i cant find them on majestic honda or any other online sources i usually use for this stuff.

[USAF EP3]

Our bearings are NOT c-clipped in. They are pressed out with a hydraulic press for removal and pressed in for installation. I've done enough wheel bearings to know this and snapped lug nut studs for friends of mine. Only way to replace the stud is to pressed the wheel bearing out because it has the hub pressed in it.

You need to buy new wheel bearings, you cannot repack ours, they're closed wheel bearings. You shouldn't spend more than 200 for both bearings.

[15000rpms]

they are like $55 for one side. I've done my share of wheel bearings too. The shop charges $400 per side IIRC. This was because for some freaking reason, my friend's pressing thing was able to press out older civics and corollas, but the ep3 couldn't fit on his fixture. So I had to rent the damn stupid autozone/oreillys pressing kit which was shitty too. If you can get someone to press it out for cheap do it. The rest is simple. Only pressing it is a pain in the butt.

[maribou912]

Where did you get OEM for 55 bucks. I have a press available and just did this on my friends dc5. Just need to know where the best place to buy is

[maribou912]

Bump. Anyone know best place to buy oem