DII rear hub due to be replaced

[Christophe Noel]

My mechanic was giving my DII a once over after a very intensive brake repair and mentioned that my rear right wheel hub looked as if it needed to be replaced "soon" but not immediately. His quote for parts and labor was $750 but he did say, it's a strait forward job and one I could do on my own if I was so inclined. That's a bold statement given the fact I have ten thumbs.

So, what do the experts have to say about DII rear hubs? Easy job? Anything I should know about replacement parts?

 

[Roverhound]

My mechanic was giving my DII a once over after a very intensive brake repair and mentioned that my rear right wheel hub looked as if it needed to be replaced "soon" but not immediately. His quote for parts and labor was $750 but he did say, it's a strait forward job and one I could do on my own if I was so inclined. That's a bold statement given the fact I have ten thumbs.

So, what do the experts have to say about DII rear hubs? Easy job? Anything I should know about replacement parts?

How did he look at it and determine it was due to be replaced? Do you have an abs fault? Is there grease or oil leaking out of it?
Does he have an expensive house that he needs to make a payment on?
It's not a hard job to do yourself. Remove wheel, caliper, rotor, then the 1 1/4" nut on the axle shaft. This is torqued on at 375 lb/ft so you will need a big breaker bar and a lot of backbone. Then remove the 4 bolts holding the hub assembly on. Back them out a quarter turn and hit them each in turn with a hammer to (hopefully) drive the hub out.
Assembly is the reverse.
I still thing your mechanic is full of it.

 

[R_Lefebvre]

How did he look at it and determine it was due to be replaced? Do you have an abs fault? Is there grease or oil leaking out of it?

Or the bearing feels crunchy.

On the disassembly, can you not use a gear puller to push on the nose of the axle to get the hub off? That's the proceedure for a CV shaft, just wonder if it's not correct for a solid axle.

 

[Roverhound]

Or the bearing feels crunchy.

On the disassembly, can you not use a gear puller to push on the nose of the axle to get the hub off? That's the proceedure for a CV shaft, just wonder if it's not correct for a solid axle.

That would work as well but few people have a puller large enough.
If the bearing felt crunchy he would have an abs fault.

 

[Christophe Noel]

How did he look at it and determine it was due to be replaced? Is there grease or oil leaking out of it?

I still thing your mechanic is full of it.

I was getting ABS faults, but that had to do with the ABS modulator itself, which has been repaired. While he was installing new pads and rotors (needed to be done anyway) he noticed the rear hub was leaking. That is what prompted his suggestion to have that addressed sooner than later.

 

[Roverhound]

I was getting ABS faults, but that had to do with the ABS modulator itself, which has been repaired. While he was installing new pads and rotors (needed to be done anyway) he noticed the rear hub was leaking. That is what prompted his suggestion to have that addressed sooner than later.

Where is it leaking from? Is it leaking axle to hub or the actual bearing seal itself?
If it is not the bearing itself leaking it may just be the o-ring that seals the hub assembly to the axle leaking.
Before you spend all that money I would suggest taking a look at it.

 

[jham]

x2, may not be a bad hub. My driver front is leaking and we thought it needed a new hub, which is an expensive part on a DII. Took it apart and found it just needed a new seal.