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1999 Saturn SL2 Noise from right side wheelwheel to right


sixwongs
01-16-2012, 02:02 PM
Started to hear noise from passenger side front wheel at higher speeds and will disappear when turning wheel to right.

From what I have been reading this sounds like it the wheel bearing.

Is this a easy repair or is more work than it sounds.

Autozone shows wheel bearing and hub as separate pieces.

when removing the parts from the car do they come out as assembly or in parts

gmtech1
01-16-2012, 04:58 PM
Your wheel bearing is pressed into the knuckle. The knuckle will need to be removed, the hub pressed out, then the bearing pressed out. One of the bearing races will be stuck on the hub and will need to be removed. (don't forget to remove the retainer for the bearing!)Bottom line, if you don't have a press, pull the knuckle and take the parts to a machine shop and have them do the pressing.

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