2003 Pontiac Montana, 129K miles, right front wheel bearing has a lot of play and needs to be replaced.
This is a hub & bearing unit that is replaced as a whole assembly, the bearings themselves are not servicable. The same or similar part is used on a gazillion GM vehicles.
I will order a Timken hub assembly from Rockauto.
The service manual says to replace the 3 hub mounting bolts. I can't find them for sale anywhere, even online GM parts dealers. Nobody mentions replacing the bolts in the online tutorials I've found.
If you have done this job, do you replace the bolts? Or just re-use them, maybe with some thread locker? If you replace them, are they a dealer only item?
The left front bearing was replaced under warranty, I have no idea if the bolts were replaced or not. It's not listed on the invoice, the only part listed is "hub".
This is a hub & bearing unit that is replaced as a whole assembly, the bearings themselves are not servicable. The same or similar part is used on a gazillion GM vehicles.
I will order a Timken hub assembly from Rockauto.
The service manual says to replace the 3 hub mounting bolts. I can't find them for sale anywhere, even online GM parts dealers. Nobody mentions replacing the bolts in the online tutorials I've found.
If you have done this job, do you replace the bolts? Or just re-use them, maybe with some thread locker? If you replace them, are they a dealer only item?
The left front bearing was replaced under warranty, I have no idea if the bolts were replaced or not. It's not listed on the invoice, the only part listed is "hub".
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