An easy way to do it is to put some wheel bearing grease in the palm of your hand and then, scoop up the grease with the end of the wheel bearing. You will see the excess grease come out from between the bearings.
There's an instructional video included below also, that shows how to replace these on a 93-97 Ford Ranger.
If the truck is a 4 wheel drive, you can't repack the front wheel bearings. It has a sealed hub/bearing assembly that is not serviceable.
The front wheel bearings are a sealed unit so repacking is not possible nor necessary.
Front wheel bearings on a 4 wheel drive Explorer are not serviceable, replace them.
When ever a brake job is done.
They are a sealed bearing and are not "packable".
how do i replace front wheel bearinbs on 2000 ford ranger 4wd
Wheel bearings? 4X4 ? 4X2?
You don't. They are sealed bearings pressed into the rim.
Why are you changing wheel bearings so soon on a 2004 ? shouldn't this still be under warranty ???? I have a 1998 with 192,000 miles (I am the original owner) and have never changed the front wheel bearings ... They are still good too. I don't know about a 2004.... but on my 98, when I did the front brakes, I changed the front rotors too. New rotors came with new races installed in them already. Get new seals and Just clean and repack the bearings with grease and set the pre-load properly. Thats my 2cents worth. Good luck
You must remove the wheel bearings, inspect them, repack them with grease, and install them back in the vehicle.
You can't. The bearings and the hub are assembled as one and expected to last the life of the vehicle. When the hub/bearings do fail, the assembly is replaced as one unit.
yes.. To my knowledge the rear wheel bearings are lubricated with the differential gear lube as you drive.