How do you change front wheel bearings on 2003 Lancer ES?

Answer 1

It's front wheel drive. It has no wheel bearings. It has a CV axle. What is it doing? AR 04-01-2008 It was my understanding that there were wheel bearings on front wheel drives; Or at least on every other FWD I have owned. (Including my 2003 Lancer GL 4 door) Actually front wheel bearings on a 03 lancer es are pressed in if you are doing them yourself you will need a press and lots of patients you need to remove your wheel brake assembly the remove the steering assembly from the suspension there is a snap ring in the reer holding the bearing in remove this and press the bearing out froom the front to the back then press the new bearing in I needed to machine a tool to press the bearing in as to not ruin the new one best of luck not an easy task

Answer 2

LANCER wheel bearings Replacement.

Lancer 2000 model, changing front wheel bearings. It is a cvt. Remove tires. Remove 2 pcs 17mm nuts holding the brake calipers and hang the caliper assembly with a wire or tie wrap (to prevent tension on brake hose). Remove 12mm nut holding the abs sensor and carefully pry the sensor out (perfect time to clean the sensor with brake cleaner during reassembly). Remove tie rod end bolt and pry lose the tie rod (perfect time to check tie rods for looseness, change it but mark the thread for reassembly). Remove ball joint nut and macpherson strut nuts.

Finally- pull out the whole wheel assembly and bring it to a press shop and instruct to change bearings. Only a heavy duty press machine can remove it. Your puller will break.

The age of the car makes it almost impossible for a home mechanic to remove the wheel bearing due to excessive rust buildup. Excessive pounding and hammering will only worsen the situation.