You’ve picked up on a warning signOriginally Posted by ChadGU
Treat the issue as an opportunity to regrease the hub & check/re-grease the wheel bearings. Folk here will give you all the support you need if you decide to get stuck in. Do both fronts. First do the one without problem & take pics at every step. You then have a record of how everything goes back together. It’s not hard, just time consuming, so do it when the car is not going to be needed for a day. Do one wheel at a time. Before starting buy a few things so you don’t get caught short - Both sides will need a new bearing seal - so get a couple. Up to you, but if it were me I’d get a pair of bearings for both sides too - if you find the ones in there are rooted (very possible if the grease has gone hard) it’s easier if you have some on hand unless you have use of a second vehicle. If you don’t need them all well & good, you then have the necessary spares for remote trips in the future (as well as the know how to strip things down & get yourself home).You’ll also need a ’special tool’ for adjusting the bearings - these are cheap off eBay - around $25. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nissan-P...uqNV:rk:6:pf:0 You’ll also need grease - any high temp wheel bearing grease will do, my local mechanic swears by the blue castrol stuff over all the fancy pants ones, a philips screwdriver & an 8mm hex key - if you can get one which has the hex key in a socket fitting, you can torque to the correct tightness & avoid use of an impact driver on your aluminium hubs when undoing them. Probably not essential though. Someone here will be able to direct you to a relevant parts diagram. Use it & don’t just assume that what you find is what you are supposed to find. On mine, always professionally serviced for Telstra the ‘egg rings’ were missing & needed to be replaced.
Rubber gloves & lots of rags are essential, it’s a messy job.
If you lack the tools/workshop equipment and/or the inclination, get a professional to check both front hubs & bearings. It will fix the problem & give peace of mind that previous poor maintenance is not going to let you down when out & about. I wouldn’t want to be driving my new car around wondering if the bearings were being properly lubricated.
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