WARNING – Techniques described in this video can be dangerous. Don’t attempt unless you have high confidence in your safeguards and equipment. I used a couple jacks to support the car, including a safety bar on the main jack, not seen in the video, so I had high confidence before I attempted the procedure. Most of the weight was supported from the front of the car, not the side behind the wheel. It’s always best to use extra safety jacks when using a hydraulic jack, so don’t take unnecessary chances with your life or property.
This is a detailed description of how to both diagnose and replace a bad wheel bearing. It takes you through all the basic steps and has a few helpful tips you not have anticipated. This is for a 2005 Buick LaCrosse, but the techniques will equally apply to most late model GM cars (Chevy Malibu, Impala, Etc.)
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PARTS:
EE-3 Templates https://wp.me/p6OqN2-1xa FREE
1” wood (¾” actual) https://goo.gl/zj8Ved $9
½” wood https://goo.gl/6pEL0w $3
¼” wood https://goo.gl/JUedWh $2
1-½” PVC coupling https://goo.gl/S8qTyG $1
1-½” PVC pipe https://goo.gl/EzYavr $3
1-½” sink tailpiece https://goo.gl/Xs6bIF $9
Plastic sign or sheet 1mm thick https://goo.gl/tI9CTJ $5
#8 1” Flat head phillips wood screw https://goo.gl/NC84ny $1
#12 1” Flat head phillips wood screw https://goo.gl/HcpGXJ $1
1” binding post screws x 2 https://goo.gl/wNl7ju $1/each
1-¼” post screw https://goo.gl/QoO7TT $1
¼” -20 x ½” socket screws https://goo.gl/Kohhwz $2
Small D-rings https://goo.gl/wmnSug $2
Picture hangers https://goo.gl/Kq5dxp $5
3/16” x 1” Fender washers https://goo.gl/TaMB05 $2
½” Tooth lock washers https://goo.gl/qT46Hz $1
⅛” washers https://goo.gl/ROXfB9 $2
1-½” (40mm) Maclow clip https://amzn.to/2qlacoJ (shipped from UK)
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Molex connectors https://goo.gl/AzRd3w $4
Tasco 3-7×20 scope https://goo.gl/2SKvGV $17
Double-cap rivets 8mm x 6mm https://goo.gl/IJ2G1S $4
.5” leather strip https://goo.gl/OpuOQ3 $6
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Hacksaw
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Screwdrivers
Small hammer
Center punch
Vice
Sandpaper (60, 120, 220, 400 grit)
BUILDING & FINISHING MATERIALS:
E6000 adhesive
Epoxy putty
Bondo filler
Bondo spot putty
Wood filler
Rustoluem Painters Touch gray primer spray
Rustoleum Painters Touch flat black spray
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Krylon Satin Clear spray
Varathane American Walnut wood stain
Varathane Polyurethane Satin
Acknowledgements:
Alan Sinclair for the Webley flare gun blueprints
Dan Brown (BH-2618) for modelling his Boba Fett armor
Spider effect by GreenScreen Brasil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PrKsUGyOIk
Soundtrack: “Glitchy Trailer” by Sky Productions https://goo.gl/j5hWyw