How do you replace front wheel bearings on a 1997 Chevy K1500 pickup 5.7 liter 4wd?

Answer 1

if you have center caps you need to take the wheel off, take the center cap out, then put it back on and lower it to the ground

this is what happens after you do that or if you dont have any

use a 36mm socket and a ratchet...or breaker bar and possibly an extension

put it on the spindle nut, attempt to loosen it(i say attempt because its tightened to 165 ft/lbs and its prolly been on there for ever...have fun)

if you have an impact, just loosen it a bit you can zap it off while its in the air

if you dont, then take the nut off with whatever you are using now because it will just spin if the trucks not on the ground

anyway lift it, put it on jacks then take the wheel off

get a torx socket, im not sure of the size, go to the caliper and loosen the two bolts till they pop out

remove caliper

then try to take off rotors, if theyve been on awhile you might need to hit it with something and show it some love

then tie it somewhere, then follow the abs/speed sensor wire to where its bolted down and remove them, i believe theres two and there 13 mm

then line the hub up(theres three holes) with the three 15mm bolts behind it

get a 15mm socket and take them off, they will be a pain in the ass and you might strip 1 or 2 just get a 14 mm socket or 9/16 and hammer them onto the bolts that you just messed up...if you mess them up there about 10 bucks at the dealership

ok then you have them off, hit the hub with a hammer from side to side and maybe get a crow-bar up in there and try to pry it out

after a bit of frustration it shall come out, throw the hub assembly in anger and then get a wire brush and some towels and clean all the crap off of the spindle

then lather the spindle with grease...and the inside of the hub assembly to. slide it back on making sure that it lines up with the holes and put them back in(along with that big piece of metal that attached from those bolts) and torque to 33 ft/lbs

the rest is reversal, i believe the caliper bolts are about 15 ft/lbs but im not sure. you might also want to pull them out of the caliper and rub them with anti-seize as well

and you need to torque the NEW spindle nut to 165ft/lbs