How to Replace Front Wheel Bearing & Hub 93-04 Dodge Intrepid
Difficulty: Advanced · About 100 min · Dodge Intrepid
Replace the front wheel bearing hub, including the brakes, on a 1993-2004 Dodge Intrepid.
Tools you will need
- Large C-clamp
- Socket extensions
- Torque wrench
- Pry bar
- 18mm wrench
- 19mm wrench
- 18mm socket
- 19mm socket
- 10mm wrench
- 34mm socket
- Large hammer
- 10mm socket
- Ratchet
Parts and supplies
- Front wheel bearing hub
Steps
- Remove the wheel
Loosen the lug nuts, raise and support the car, then remove the lug nuts and wheel.
- Remove the brakes
Turn the wheel for better caliper access, compress the piston with a flat blade screwdriver, remove the caliper's two 10mm bolts, tie it out of the way with wire ties, then remove the rotor, hammering it loose if it's rusted onto the hub.
- Remove the old hub
Remove the hub nut with a 34mm socket and impact wrench (or refit the wheel, lower the car, and use a breaker bar if you don't have one), unbolt the three 18mm hub bolts being careful not to damage the CV boot, then break the hub loose with a hammer and remove it.
- Install the new hub
Set it onto the steering knuckle and work the axle into place, bolt in the three 18mm bolts and torque them evenly to about 90 ft-lb, then thread the hub nut on without fully tightening it yet.
- Reassemble the brakes and wheel
Slide the rotor on and thread a lug nut to hold it, fit the pads into the caliper and compress the piston with a C-clamp, bolt the caliper's 10mm bolts back in, refit the wheel and hand-tighten the lug nuts, torque the hub nut to about 105 ft-lb, torque the lug nuts to about 90-100 ft-lb in a star pattern, then pump the brakes and do a few slow test stops before road testing.
Check your vehicle’s repair manual for exact specifications and fit.