quickslvr580

K....... I'm dumb cause I thought the noise my car was making was the front brakes. So, I replaced the pads and rotors today (OEM stuff). The brakes feel awesome, but theres one problem. My car is still making the noise descibed on the DIY sticky replacement rear wheel/ hub:

"intermittent grinding/squeaking sound from wheel at low speeds when off throttle Sound increases proportional to speed until about 35mph when the sound goes away. Sounds almost like a warped rotor rubbing, but applying brakes does not affect the sound at all."

Anyway, I have a couple questions:

1. I don't really want to spend mad money on a ball joint puller as descibed on the DIY joint. Does anyone know of a good one for less than 150 bucks?

2. I think the front passenger side bearing is the one going bad. Are there any notable differences in replacing the front wheel bearing vs. replacing the rear? Do I need any additional/ different tools?

3. Considering the bearing has gone bad; is it safe to say that I would need to replace the spindle as well? Or any other parts for that matter?

Thanks for the help!

negcamber

1) Some parts stores loan out tools...Advanced Auto Parts and Autozone for example. Also look at Harbor Frieght or Northern Tools if you want to buy one. Neither are the exact same one as the Honda tool, but close enough and work.

2) Haven't heard of a front bearing letting go on a stook yet, so haven't looked into how to do it.

3) If it were the rear, you would want to replace the hub.

BTW, normally the bearing race is pressed in. If you are trying to save money by doing this yourself, find a shop willing to remove the old bearing and press in the new one if you pull the assembly off and bring it to them.