How do you replace the wheel bearings on a front wheel drive 2000 KIA Sportage?

Answer 1

Jack up car, take off front wheel. Remove grease cap from center hub. Remove the large center nut, which really looks like a washer with 2 slots. Look carefully at nut/washer you will see a dimple in washer going into the axle shaft, you must take a drift and tap that back out so nut/washer will unscrew. Now here is what nobody will tell you : those nuts/washers will shatter like glass if you hit it to hard or wrong, i would get 2 of them { one for each side } before you start this project. After you get nut/washer unscrewed the hub will just slide off. Another tip the grease/dirt seal ,get 2 of them while you get the nut/washers, you will thank me later, trust me . Then either replace wheel bearings or clean and repack them. Then reverse procedure to put back together.