how do I get to the front bearing on a geo 4 wheel drive
it is possible the wheel hub is damaged.
Front or Rear? Both
You will need to remove the tire and wheel from your 2002 Geo Tracker. Remove the end of the axle. Remove the wheel bearing nut. Remove the wheel seal and the wheel bearing. Reverse the process to install the new wheel bearing.
you need to buy bearings and bearing races most times they will come as a set you will also need axle seals and you will need bearing grease
Not sure what a throat bearing is, please elaborate.
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Bad tire? Try rotating to another location Wheel bearing?
If you take the left front wheel off and the outer casing of the four wheel drive hub and see missing bearings, then it is the wheel bearing. If the bad bearing is in the part that you removed, the hub locker, then it will require replacement. I am wrestling with a bad wheel bearing & hub now myself, on a 93 Tracker 4wd. I need a place to buy parts. I can't find the hub anywhere. I found my new replacement wheel hub @ Autozone. $96.00 + tax.
A Geo Metro is a front wheel drive vehicle. When a squealing noise occurs when the wheel is turning, it can be an indication of damage to the CV joints.
tow from the front with the transmission in neutral.