02-05 Ford Explorer Front Wheel Bearing Hub Replacement How to Remove & Install
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DIY How to remove replace install Ford Explorer front wheel bearing wheel hub.
Link to the exact SILDE HAMMER I bought after this video to make jobs like these easy, is in the description...
7:55 has earned me hitting that like button, said the same thing on nearly everything I've had to do to my 02 X. Thanks for giving a real world tear down and install, I'll be tackling this job sometime this weekend on both sides on the front.
Thanks man, and hope it goes more smoothly for you.
Instead of the chain to hold the hub from turning,put everything back together and drop a screwdriver down in the cooling fins of the rotor. It will come around and hit the caliper so you can torque your cv nut. great video!
Finally a REAL , true to life video! You did not stage everything so it all went perfectly easy . In all my experience there are always issues during the process! You. Deserve a trophy for honest no b. s. Demonstration of this specific job! Thank you will definitely find you again!!!
Finally someone who see's my point of view, thank you. I have actually been mocked numerous times for showing the real life struggles instead of editing them out. I figure it's better to show this in case my viewer encounters the same problems, that way he/she can see it's not just them and push forward. Thank you for the support, very much appreciated.
Even with my slide hammer i still had to put the torch to mine and get it hot before it popped free. My hats off to you for beating the hell out of it till you got it.
Nice vid 🙂 You can also use the rotor as a slide hammer if you flip it around and screw on a few lug nuts, works for me 💯
Dude, you're a genious. I wish I had thought of that then insted of struggling with it all day.
I've done this before and spun the tire on the ground. It only works if they aren't seized up, and sometimes they are...
I learned a lot...great video. I WILL take it to a shop. Also appreciated the comments and advice from others. Thank you very much!
I'm attempting this project now with my son thank you for the video. I really appreciate it.
You're welcome and good luck. Hopefully it goes smoother for you than it did for me.
@@BuckeyeBallistics Well I was trying to do the Lower ball joint, Upper control arm, & the wheel bearing hub assembly on both sides and wow it is kicking my but. I am working on the ground in my driveway and all my good tools are at work. Without the use of a car lift and a Wide variety of specialty tools I would NOT recommend this repair to be done by a do it yourself person. I am over 8 hrs in and only have one side done : (
Slide hammer! Yeah it was a nightmare for me too. Other people on here saying it was a breeze. Just depends on how bad everything is seized up.
I'm attempting this project with my dad! Lol how funny
Have fun 👍
I feel ya brother….I just bought new knuckles…. I couldn’t budge the old bearings….did ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, axles and sway bar links…..
Finished up on my 2002 explorer front bearing, you can push back the drive axle,and you can use a socket. Cut your wheel left or right to get all 3 bolts. All four tie rods,now rear brakes,great fun eh! Happy Saturday 🇨🇦
Great Vid, after watching this you have convinced me to take my truck to the shop lol. I don't have half the tools you do and none of the fortitude. Great job 👍 tho
Anymore, I would earhwe rake or to a pro. I have the tools, bit nowhere to wrench, plus I am too old to be crawling around under a vehicle
Ya, I beat on my wife’s 2002 sport trac for awhile too. Found that a couple sizes of cold chisels worked pretty good to separate the hub... enjoyed watching you bring out every tool in your arsenal, specially the claw hammers....and one more tip, loosen the axle nut before lifting the vehicle should make it easier.
“FINALLY”… I said it at the same time! 😂 Good job and thank you for the video.
Loosen the axle nut while the tire is on the ground and torque on ground. Antisieze axle threads, spline and housing for next time.
MAN I get tired of repeating this... If the axle nut is really seized up, the tire will spin on the ground. I've had it happen before, hence the chains.
Nice video! Looks like one of those jobs that ends up being more than you expected.
You don't say...
Hey brotha, just did it on my 03 Aviator. Same front end. Since they gave me new bolts and I had a new hub, I threaded the old
bolts in about 4 threads, turned the wheel hard to the left, about 6 good shots each with my small sledge and it was out. Wen't back together fast. Thanks for the video.
Good idea, thanks for the tip. Like I said in the video, a slide hammer is the appropriate tool, but I'm glad to hear your method worked well for those without a slide hammer. Thanks again, and thanks for watching.
I’m blessed to no longer live in Buffalo where rust reigns!
I'm still in Ohio still dealing with rust lol.
Great video. It took me 2 hours to do the job and your video helped alot.. if u have the time and the tools..
Best to remove the axle first. 😉 Good job. Thank you.
Great vid. I'm going to replace the hubs on my explorer, looks like a fun time
As I said in the video, I highly recommend a slide hammer- it will pop out in seconds.
@@BuckeyeBallistics cheers, I'll make sure I have one
thanks for the vid helped a lot. i feel lucky i popped the hub a few times and it came out just like that. seems like you had a much harder time lol
Replaced hubs on my 02 s10. Broke two pullers and used 14 oz map gas. Took good 6 hours get off.
Gonna replace my girls hubs and shaft on her explorer. Got heavy duty puller and some more map gas, ready to roll.
I live in a salty state so all repairs are a good time 😩
Meeee to man, Ohio. Good luck! Hopefully it goes smooth for yah.
I am guessing after watching this, 125.00 an hour at a Ford Dealership does not seem so bad after all !!!! Its too late for me............I am having an enormous problem getting the three bolts that hold the wheel hub on!!!! Still don't have one of them off! Sliding the axle back will help, learned I could do that from this video so thanks!!!!!
That depends on how many hours they would charge for lol.
Thanks! This video was excellent. Just did it on my 2009 (same suspension and platform). After watching your video though, I'm super happy that I don't have a 4x4. Mine is 2WD, and I just had to turn the wheel back and forth in order to get to the left and right bolts. Hub bolts came right off. Thanks!!! Video was super helpful!
Also... that sucks how hard it was for you to get that hub off. I was lucky, my car had absolutely no rust. When I used my impact gun on the three hub bolts... the hub just fell out like it was nothing. I almost feel bad saying that after all the effort you had to do to get that off. Was it stuck to the inner knuckle hole? Had it just rusted shut to it? I greased mine too... but there was enough clearance that the hub was loose in there until I secured it with the bolts. Man... I've been there before with other stupid projects... what a pain in the butt. Thanks again!
Yeah it was just tight in the knuckle hole, which is usually the case. They're typically not loose enough to just "fall out," you got lucky lol.
@@BuckeyeBallistics Hahah... I know... I love this car. It had 47k miles on it when I got it, but it spent a lot of time sitting in a garage. It has no rust on it, still has chalk lines and grease marks on the frame. Not even a hint of rust... but that front right bearing was starting to making grinding noises.
Weird for it to fail at only 47k miles
@@BuckeyeBallistics Yeah, I thought so too... you can tell all around the inner ring / race, it looks like grease has squeezed out, which picked up dirt and grime. It would grind when going around a turn, started to sound like a helicopter was flying over.
The car is a 2009, and with under 50k miles, it spent a good portion of it's life in South Florida just sitting in a garage. So I'm wondering if having it sit like that caused the problem...
Nice job
Just had mine done on my 99, west coast Explorer. I got the Moog too, didn't want to cheap out. The mechanic had it done in an hour no rust involved. $200 labor here in Cali. You could have tried to pull the hub off by putting the tire back on and busted loose the axle nut with the tire still on the ground and the same to re torque it.
Break the hub nut loose while it's still on the ground 👍
When you're by yourself and have no one to hold the brake, if it's really tight, chaining it up may be your only option as the tire will spin. The one on my Durango was insanely tight. 4ft of breaker bar, jumping up and down on it for several minutes.
@@BuckeyeBallistics a screwdriver stuck in the rotor will usually work also sometimes to keep it from turning. No matter what it's a pain.
@@johnroberts2620 Good idea
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yep, that's the trick, it's not too bad when you have the wheel on the ground, and of course a half inch break over bar.
Btw, for future, welding supply and places like it, or online order, you can use a set of "banana wedges" instead of having to tap or beat with a hammer.. as a Pipe Fitter I use these to open flanges to replace gaskets.. if the space is wider I include a thicker wedge as a base.. hope this makes sense
Well really, as stated in the video, what you really need is a slide hammer (I have one now). The banana wedge isn't a bad idea and is certaintly cheaper than a slide hammer, but the slide hammer is the appropriate tool for this job...
@@BuckeyeBallistics yeah lol . That slide hammer costs some real bucks man.. thanks for noticing my comment, diy has been a way of life for me 😎
Thank you
Thank you for the video. You seem to have some experience and tools. Thinking of doing my right front and then the left one.
Highly recommend using a slide hammer, as noted in the video.
I love how realistic this video is.
Broken stud, broken shit already staring you in the face before you even tear into it - check
Components so rusted it looks like the hunk of shit you're working on was just pulled up from the bottom of the Atlantic - check
Not having the right tools for the job, obviously - check
Realizing that this shit sucks and it would have been better to just pay someone at the shop to do it - check
Earned a like and subscribe form me
Leave bolts in few threads use extension in bolt and utilise power steering to push on bolts breaks free like hydraulic pump no beating required
😂😂 to damn true and funny man now I gotta go tackle the same damn thing thanks for the video
Hope it goes smoother for you. Really the whole problem was not having a slide hammer, so I hope you got one. If not, good luck!
I used a 2×4 to the seat and moved the seat forward till the break was pushed in and locked the wheels up !
Nice, never thought of that!
Great video! I was a little intimidated by taking on this project but your video was very straight foward. Pep boys was gonna fuck me on parts and labor and charge me almost $600. Hopefully mine is easier to remove than yours! Cheers
Thanks again! I went on down to my dad's house since he has all the tools and it took us like an hour and a half at our leisure to complete. Mine was so much easier to remove than yours btw, you must live up north or along the coast with all that rust. Mine was also 2W drive so that helped. Thanks again man!
Yeah Ohio, rust hell. Glad you got er done easier than me.
Comes off easier if you turn the wheel to each side and hammer it.
Fantastic video, my friend! Thanks!
Thank you, and you're welcome.
Thanks- great video, off I go 👏👏👏
Good luck 👍
Good honest video.....the same shit happens to me.....every time 😵
Yeah I don't try to make it look like a breeze. I show reality in case people run into the same issues, so they know how to handle it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Pulley puller usually works well for removing the humb
I was yelling slide hammer lol, so moog gave you new bolts but no spindle nut, wth. I just did RR axle and knuckle, this is next. 03 with 256,000 miles
Lol yeah, slide hammer is a life saver for something like this.
"I'm bout to have a $%#^*& heat stroke" 😂😂😂 best part
Reassemble and put the truck on the ground the torque the axle nut
Thanks for the lesson. My sister just called to tell me the right front bearing is bad on her 05 explorer.$450 estimate. Did you change the hub because of the broken stub? Or was it a combination of stud and bearing? I'm 60yrs old now and been tinkering with cars since I was in high school. 90% of the time, i get surprised by working on family and friends cars. Slide hammer for pulling dents helps a lot. And also, without raising the wheel,could you take center wheel cap off to get to axle nut to loosen without pulling off the wheel? Put wheel back on, lower back down to ground and torque axle nut without the use of chains. I'll let you know how it goes this Saturday. Thanks again. You've boosted my confidence.
It was my friends vehicle, was changing because the wheel bearing was bad. You may be able to loosen the axle nut before taking the wheel off as you mentioned, not sure. Worth a shot though. Good luck friend, thanks for watching.
😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂 he said fuck this just take it ah shop
Yup 👍 Nah I just needed that slide hammer I mentioned in the video and it would have been easy. Finally got one, link in description...
On those front hubs a lot of choice cuss words helps a lot! Think the front are a pain do the rear ones lol!!!!!!
Pretty sure I said a few... 🤔
I have to do this on my 05 Sport Trac. I had the entire wheel assembly tore down to the hub the other day. Ran into the exact same issue. That damn hub wouldn't budge. Probably gonna have to go to the parts store and buy a couple of extra tools to move that thing. I wonder if putting some heat on it would help?
That's an aluminum knuckle, so I'm not sure if you can do that like you can with steel.
Use a hub puller
I did mine was a piece of cake put a small block of 2x4 on the shaft and gave it a good couple hits with a mallet and bam the thing slid right off
@7:55 "Fuck this. Do yourself a favor and take it to a damn shop. This is not worth it." LMAO
I was feeling quite defeated at that moment lol. Definately the worst bearing/hub job I've ever done, which is insane because it was practically rust free. But as I also mentioned in the video, a slide hammer would have been the proper tool for the job, and then I wouldn't have been struggling so bad.
@@BuckeyeBallistics I totally get it. I've been there many times myself on cars. I've said the same thing myself. It was just funny as hell hearing it from someone else.
Lol yeah that's why I leave my "bloopers" in, so other people that struggle can see that it's not just them, that sometimes it *can* be difficult.
Rather than using an impact gun to undo, and chaining it up to re torque the hub nut, it could be possible to do it up snug, replace the brake and wheel, then if your wheel has a removable cap in the center, either have a helper stand on the brake to hold it while you torque it, or lower it so the tire is on the ground with the car in park with the parking brake on. No chains required then..
Yes but I didn't have a helper
Looks like you need inner and outer tie rods and change all wheel bearings
So how did you get the axle boot to move enough to get those 3 bolts off
If it wasn't shown in the video then I don't know what to tell you. If I remember correctly, I had to pry back on it with a crowbar at the same time that I backed the bolt out. Turning the wheel may or may not help also. Good luck!
Put everything back together, put the car back on the ground, remove the center cap on the rim, then use the torque wrench. Those were the bracket bolts, not the caliper bolts. The caliper bolts hold the caliper to the bracket. Might want to recheck the torque specs.
I c that hub wheel bearing beat your butt, lol great job tho,,,,,,,,thank u for this
Loosen the axle nut before you take the brakes off that might work im going to try tomorrow great vid tho.
Yeah of you have a helper; I was by myself. If the center cap pops off and your socket fits through, you can loosen it with the wheel on. But sometimes if they are super tight, the wheel will spin, depending on the weight of the vehicle. Thanks for watching and good luck!
4:20 or also just put the tire on pop out the lil axle cap and just used the breaker bar
That works as long as it's not too tight. I have had them so tight that it spun the tire...
@@BuckeyeBallistics shittttt really
If you don’t have an impact and do not want the axle to spin then leave the wheel on and then use a breaker bar to break the axle bolt loose. The nut calls for anywhere from around 160lb - 215lb of torque. I just got done doing my sisters but always like to watch videos of other people working,, maybe give some input if all possible. I’m @ 4:44 min into the video and thought I’d add my 2 cents worth.
Also if you leave the nut on the axle and give it a couple taps with a hammer it will allow for things to come apart easier than if you didn’t.
Why not just mark the axle and nut before you remove the nut mark it with a permanent marker
I do that a lot these days, but it may not get you the proper torque value (though it should be close). When I make a video working on my buddies vehicle and I know he's going to be watching it, I'm going to be sure I do everything 100% right lol...
Was a 28. (socket)
I'm fucking definitely not looking forward to doing this wheel hub on my brother's explorer this weekend
Get you a slide hammer like I mentioned in the video and it won't be a nighmare. I laughed like a madman the first time I used mine because the hub I was doing came out on only 2 yanks. I just added the link to the description for the exact one I bought and still use...
Thanks brother
Thank you sir, I have a ford explorer as well I was wondering if you reply to me with the all the tools you used and the size?
I should have mentioned the socket/wrench sizes in the video. It's impossible for me to remember the sizes a year later when I work on multiple vehicles every year.
Okay thanks anyway.
See if I can remember... 8, 14, 15mm sockets. 15mm combi wrench. 1/2 and 1” cold chisels. Small sledgehammer. 1/2” drive breaker bar. Believe a 1 1/4” socket works on the axle nut. And a decent pry bar. Small flat screwdriver to undo clips but not required. Jack and axle stand. Torque wrench good for about 180 ft/lbs. also your favourite penetrating spray and I used copper coat reassembling it. That should cover it..... oh, and a wire brush... and a few beers.
Skip the PB Bullshit and invest in Free-All. Trying to break free the exhaust intake to pipe gasket, had a mechanic with a ½ breaker bar and a 4' pipe with no results. He was skeptical, but I sprayed that in and let it sit 10 minutes. I SWEAR, they came off with a ½" have ratchet. No joke!
Never heard of it. If I see it I'll grab some and try it.
Changed front wheel bearing hub then drove a mile and tire blew any idea why
Yeah; coincidence, bad luck. As long as it was installed correctly and all seemed well when you pulled off, that's the only thing it could be. This is my friends daily driven vehicle in the video, and he still daily drives it. As of a few weeks ago when I asked him, the hub was still holding up well, no issues. I mean I know what I'm doing, but just to add a little assurance, his has been fine for the past 2 or 3 years since I did the repair. Seems you just had a patch of bad luck.
What tool you use to press in the bearing in the hub
I didn't, it comes as a sealed unit, bearing already installed.
It doesn't show how to remove the bearing out of the hub like I asked
12 gauge slug...
I got two questions that I need help with..1....is the wheel bearing assy for 2003 2wd sport trac compatible with the 4wd models
That's 1 question. And I don't know bud, you would have to compare the part numbers. I would call your parts store and look up both vehicles and see if the part number matches.
@@BuckeyeBallistics I can't thank you enough...sir thank you very much for just inquiring..
@@timelesskoontah Well you're welcome, I always try to help my viewers if I can.
@@BuckeyeBallistics I will subscribed just for that
@@timelesskoontah Thank you!
How do you remove the rear wheel hub on a 04 explorer
I've been trying to figure this out myself. Everything I have looked up is for the front.
Surely you guys can find a video on youtube showing how to do rear hubs without me having to find it for you. This is why I didn't reply to the first comment...
Hit with your purse... Lol
Lmao
Fuck me I have to do this today !
Lmao 🤣
@@BuckeyeBallistics ya it whent as good as yours did ! What a shity design! But I got it done!
Awesome. Now kick back and relax, it's finally over lol.
Idk why this is but ford vehicles are always ridiculously crusty with the rust. I've worked on dodge and gm stuff that seen 20yrs of salt in indiana and they arent even half as crusty as ford stuff lol I don't get it
Then you should see my video where I did the same thing on my Durango, cause it was waaaayyyyyy rustier.
@@BuckeyeBallistics no shit haha damn. My dads dodge magnum looks pretty good. It's from the 1st year or 2 they were out so it's pretty old by now not sure of exact year and has 260k+. Still looks decent underneath
Idk man. I see new trucks start to rust in only 5-6 years now. Shits crazy.
Shouldn't have used grease, use anti seize, grease will heat up and melt/wash away.
Not sure what part you're talking about, but grease is better than nothing.
@@BuckeyeBallistics The bearing face, it makes contact with the vehicle, between the bearing making heat itself and the heat transfer from the brakes, that grease will be gone in a month. If you use anti-seize, it has copper and other metals in the compound, and they remain, making it easy to pull that hub again next time. There will be a next time.
What did it do before hand ????
Loud noise
Bad bearings often sound like you have big, knobby, loud tire on your car.
Using a block lower the car on it's hub break loose. Be very careful of course
Not sure that would work
@@BuckeyeBallistics it works I done it dozen times.
Well if you put it on the round part of the hub, it will spin. If you put it on the lug nut studs, you risk damaging the threads or bending the studs. At least that's how I'm picturing it, maybe I don't understand how you do it. Would love to see a video of your method.
@@BuckeyeBallistics Okay, but all the other videos on doing this suggest--and show--loosening the axle nut with the wheel still on and down on the ground so it won't turn. Same as loosening the lug nuts.
Yeah, with the wheel&tire still on. Mikecarguru said put the hub on a block... that is with the wheel off; the hub is the part containing the lugnut studs and bearing. Yeah, pop the center cap off the wheel if there is one, and losen the axle nut. You can't do that with all vehicles, but I guess on this one you can. But getting the axle nut off wasn't the problem, it was the hub itself, which neither of you are talking about.
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Use a bungee cord or strap ten times easier than a brick
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Best to remove the axle first. 😉 Good job. Thank you.