I've watched parts of half a dozen other videos describing how to change this bearing assembly, I couldn't finish any of them. In a little over four minutes you told me all I need to know. Thanks
This video, alone, gave me the confidence to tackle this project myself. I was able to do BOTH front bearings, calipers, rotors, pads on my 99 XJ for less than half the price a local shop wanted for JUST the passenger side! My 99 XJ feels like a brand new Jeep! Thanks Ashley :)
Thanks ChickBuilt. Just did brakes calipers, rotors and figured I could replace the bearings while i was in there - Cherokee 2001. Thanks for the best hub assembly replacement video on RUclips!!!!
Good video and as a matter of fact I have watched a few and this one she actually knew what she was talking about and doing. I have been a mechanic for close to 40 years and it does an old timer good t see a girl getting dirty and knowing more than most guys. Keep it up, your good
Wow.....I knew something was missing,your rotor dust cover is gone....mine were rusted away,but I had a spare set from my daughters jeep.......love the videos Mark
Just had to do that the hard way ( on the trial) last weekend because my unit bearing froze up. The lighting in the wheel well was a big +. It made things a lot easier to see. Might mention it can help to have the jeep in 4WD so the axle doesn't move when you torque the axle nut off. Oh and the axle nut torque. 105 Ft/Lbs. IIRC off the top of my head. I'd also suggest using some no seize on the 3 bolts that hold the hub assembly in and around the out side of the bearing to knuckle assembly. It's and interference fit so it needs to go in straight. Pulling it in evenly with the 3 bolts is the best way. The never seize made a world of difference in my trail experience this last weekend. Nothing beats a competent Jeep Gal! This one was much improved over the ball joint video! You're awesome. I enjoyed watching. Keep it up!
Hi Ashley. We have the same Jeep although mine is a Minnesota one that I drove to California....not without incident. Thanks for your video on the bearing replacement..I got the pleasure of replacing mine recently, and I used your video to walk it through. I love my Jeep and every one of the 266,757 miles I put on it. Hahaha. #MNMAN
+Danny Netherton I would suggest having someone step on the break while you try to get the nut loose. Or put something under the tire to keep it from spinning. Thanks a bunch for watching and for the comment!
Excellent job, i have to replace the rear hub bearing on my grand cherokee has the dreaded brake piston seizure happened, put a lot of heat into the hub, slight bearing hum since, ohhh dear. :-( ah well high ish miles any way so gonna change both sides and change the diff oil at the same time. :-) thanks for the great vid.
got my new hubs with a warning note not to use air gun to reinstall the large nut. 175 ft/lbs with a torque wrench. haven't done them yet so we'll see. great vid though, i'm going right now to see if i own a 12pt 1/2in socket. thanks
Wow... That just came right off... I came inside to see if there was any trick to it since mine's stuck tight. Guess I need a bigger hammer... The new sealed hub units are convenient to replace compared to the old ones, but boy are they expensive compared to the $15 bearings that you can put into older hubs in 10 minutes with a few sockets and a hammer...
I apologize as I'm just seeing this comment. I had to use a 5 pound sledge to get the hub assembly to separate from the knuckle. The camera I was using for this video had some operational issues, so it may not have caught that on video. I will do another in the future. Thank you so much for the comment, and for watching!
Thanks for the tutorial, I'll be checking in frequently. I'm not mechanically inclined and your videos instill confidence that I can work on my 01' XJ. Are the rear wheel bearings also in the hub unit and replaced the same way?
You should do a video on "how to be a bad ass woman!!" so other women can see that know how to work on rigs and getting dirty isnt such a bad thing, great job girl keep the vids comin.
I really like your step by step video it really helped me in replacing my wheel hub. But I was wondering how do you replace the cv axles? Is that the part that slid out when you pulled off the wheel hub? Do you just simply slide out that part and put the new axle in? I Would really like to know thank u.
Shadrach Hanohano The part that came out after the hub is what you're looking to replace. Though it's not a cv axle, is just an axle shaft with a u-joint. You'll likely end up needing to replace the u-joint itself, unless there are damaged splines on the end of the shaft that sits in the front differential. to get the shaft out you take the tire, caliper and rotor off, remove the axle nut, undo the three bolts that hold the hub (bearing) assembly in, and the shaft will slide out. Removing the hub may take some effort as they're usually stuck on there pretty well, but with some patience and effort it'll come loose. Thanks for the comment, and let me know how your repair goes! :)
Wow... i am so not tech savvy when it comes to adding pix and vids on you tube... Doing my best to show the world my efforts with this Cherokee build. Going out today to shoot some vids in the snow with my jeep... gonna post them later I hope...
***** Hi Jonathan! If you have a four wheel drive Cherokee it will be the sealed unit. If you have two wheel drive it'll be a press in bearing. Thanks for stopping by! :)
Yep. I'm guaranteed to have to fix something at least a week after fixing something else. It probably doesn't help that I'm not nice to it off road. Lol
Hopefully, my 16 year old daughter and I will be doing this job this weekend. It is great that she can watch your video beforehand.
I've watched parts of half a dozen other videos describing how to change this bearing assembly, I couldn't finish any of them. In a little over four minutes you told me all I need to know. Thanks
Ashley great video. Short and to the point. Loved it. Btw, the axel nut torque spec is 175 ft./lbs.
This video, alone, gave me the confidence to tackle this project myself. I was able to do BOTH front bearings, calipers, rotors, pads on my 99 XJ for less than half the price a local shop wanted for JUST the passenger side! My 99 XJ feels like a brand new Jeep! Thanks Ashley :)
Thanks ChickBuilt. Just did brakes calipers, rotors and figured I could replace the bearings while i was in there - Cherokee 2001. Thanks for the best hub assembly replacement video on RUclips!!!!
Thank You! Just bought me first Jeep, -89 xj, and it needs new front wheel bearings. You made the swap look easy.
Cheers!
Great job on video and work done. I just did this on my '99 XJ, but you made it look way easier :) Keep up the good work, it is very helpful.
Good video and as a matter of fact I have watched a few and this one she actually knew what she was talking about and doing. I have been a mechanic for close to 40 years and it does an old timer good t see a girl getting dirty and knowing more than most guys. Keep it up, your good
Wow.....I knew something was missing,your rotor dust cover is gone....mine were rusted away,but I had a spare set from my daughters jeep.......love the videos
Mark
Good video. Short and concise.
You are STRONG woman, congratulations in a very honest way.
Greetings from Mexico🇲🇽
I'm doing the ball joints and bearings also on a '97. Well done videos, thank you.
Wow! Thanks for that video! Much better than the incomplete one I just watched!!
Just had to do that the hard way ( on the trial) last weekend because my unit bearing froze up. The lighting in the wheel well was a big +. It made things a lot easier to see. Might mention it can help to have the jeep in 4WD so the axle doesn't move when you torque the axle nut off. Oh and the axle nut torque. 105 Ft/Lbs. IIRC off the top of my head. I'd also suggest using some no seize on the 3 bolts that hold the hub assembly in and around the out side of the bearing to knuckle assembly. It's and interference fit so it needs to go in straight. Pulling it in evenly with the 3 bolts is the best way. The never seize made a world of difference in my trail experience this last weekend. Nothing beats a competent Jeep Gal! This one was much improved over the ball joint video! You're awesome. I enjoyed watching. Keep it up!
You nailed it. keep making more videos for me to learn from please.
Great video! Keep postin' these type of DIY videos. Love it!
Hi Ashley. We have the same Jeep although mine is a Minnesota one that I drove to California....not without incident. Thanks for your video on the bearing replacement..I got the pleasure of replacing mine recently, and I used your video to walk it through. I love my Jeep and every one of the 266,757 miles I put on it. Hahaha. #MNMAN
Awesome job.. I hope I can get my 36mm bolt off..I don't have a air wrench..I'm going to give it a try...great video
+Danny Netherton I would suggest having someone step on the break while you try to get the nut loose. Or put something under the tire to keep it from spinning. Thanks a bunch for watching and for the comment!
best vid yet on that hub
+Scott Geiger Thanks! :)
Love your vids! Could you come and teach my daughters? I'm pretty sure they only know where the key goes.....
Excellent job, i have to replace the rear hub bearing on my grand cherokee has the dreaded brake piston seizure happened, put a lot of heat into the hub, slight bearing hum since, ohhh dear. :-( ah well high ish miles any way so gonna change both sides and change the diff oil at the same time. :-) thanks for the great vid.
Kick ass content there...ChickBuilt A + rating
Thanks for making a video, I've gotta do this soon.
got my new hubs with a warning note not to use air gun to reinstall the large nut. 175 ft/lbs with a torque wrench. haven't done them yet so we'll see. great vid though, i'm going right now to see if i own a 12pt 1/2in socket. thanks
This video was super helpful, thanks for the post.
Wow... That just came right off... I came inside to see if there was any trick to it since mine's stuck tight. Guess I need a bigger hammer...
The new sealed hub units are convenient to replace compared to the old ones, but boy are they expensive compared to the $15 bearings that you can put into older hubs in 10 minutes with a few sockets and a hammer...
I apologize as I'm just seeing this comment. I had to use a 5 pound sledge to get the hub assembly to separate from the knuckle. The camera I was using for this video had some operational issues, so it may not have caught that on video. I will do another in the future. Thank you so much for the comment, and for watching!
thanks for your video was very useful to me !!!!
now thats everymans dream!!
Good job on the video and the fix..I think our Jeeps are the same color..Anymore videos coming?
Handy Talky I do have more videos coming, very soon! :) My jeep is the very common dark green color.
nice short to the point. only thing I would do is the front Axelrod u joint if it had one.
Thanks for the tutorial, I'll be checking in frequently. I'm not mechanically inclined and your videos instill confidence that I can work on my 01' XJ. Are the rear wheel bearings also in the hub unit and replaced the same way?
You should do a video on "how to be a bad ass woman!!" so other women can see that know how to work on rigs and getting dirty isnt such a bad thing, great job girl keep the vids comin.
Thanks for the vid, you said 75 foot pounds for the torque torque on the three bolts. Any idea why the axle nut should be torqued at?
Respect.
I really like your step by step video it really helped me in replacing my wheel hub. But I was wondering how do you replace the cv axles? Is that the part that slid out when you pulled off the wheel hub? Do you just simply slide out that part and put the new axle in? I Would really like to know thank u.
Shadrach Hanohano The part that came out after the hub is what you're looking to replace. Though it's not a cv axle, is just an axle shaft with a u-joint. You'll likely end up needing to replace the u-joint itself, unless there are damaged splines on the end of the shaft that sits in the front differential. to get the shaft out you take the tire, caliper and rotor off, remove the axle nut, undo the three bolts that hold the hub (bearing) assembly in, and the shaft will slide out. Removing the hub may take some effort as they're usually stuck on there pretty well, but with some patience and effort it'll come loose. Thanks for the comment, and let me know how your repair goes! :)
great vid's ..... but i noticed you don't mention anything about torqueing??? i hope you are .... keep up the great work
Kurt Johnson Hi Kurt. I am torqueing everything down, and will be including these specs on future videos. Thank you! :)
great work love you
I am in love
Thanks... now its off to the parts store for me...I'm almost done with my build... found these were shot.
Thank you for watching! I'm curious to see your rig, if you don't mind sharing! :)
+ChickBuilt sending pix of my jeep...
Great! :)
Wow... i am so not tech savvy when it comes to adding pix and vids on you tube... Doing my best to show the world my efforts with this Cherokee build. Going out today to shoot some vids in the snow with my jeep... gonna post them later I hope...
I have an '89 XJ. I'm wondering, are the bearings not in one sealed unit like this cherokee?
***** Hi Jonathan! If you have a four wheel drive Cherokee it will be the sealed unit. If you have two wheel drive it'll be a press in bearing. Thanks for stopping by! :)
Thanks for the reply! That's great - I'll do them this spring. :)
What year was this jeep?
im 63 wish I had a son for you. You would make a great daughter-in-law
Going through the hole front end bit by bit?
Not intentionally. The front end of this thing is just giving me a bit of a fit right now. Lol
Burb is an 85 so I understand having to fix and fix again
Yep. I'm guaranteed to have to fix something at least a week after fixing something else. It probably doesn't help that I'm not nice to it off road. Lol
Lol but that is having fun off road. You break things. You just pray you can get home.
Or you pray that what breaks is something that you have a spare part in the jeep for and the tools required to fix it. Lol
ChickBuilt What year model is your jeep?
***** This one is a '97.
Nice vid keep em coming *
How Cute!!!!!
hottest youtube videos ever, Ashley is beautiful, drives a Jeep and mechanically smart...How do do I find one like that.
I just want to say"Girls Rule "
will u marry me?