How to Replace Rear Wheel Bearing Hub Assembly 06-12 Honda Civic

Difficulty: Advanced · About 110 min · Honda Civic

Replace the rear wheel bearing and hub assembly, including the brakes, on a 2006-2012 Honda Civic.

Steps

1. Remove the wheel

   Loosen the 19mm lug nuts with the car on the ground, raise and support it, then remove the lug nuts and wheel.

2. Remove the brakes and rotor

   Remove the brake line's 12mm bolt and the caliper's 12mm bolts, pry the pads in with a flat blade screwdriver to push the pistons back, pull the caliper aside, pry the pads off and remove the slides (cleaning and greasing them before refitting), remove the caliper bracket's 14mm bolts and pull it off, slide the speed sensor wire out of the bracket, remove the sensor's 10mm bolt and take it out, thread a lug nut onto the rotor and hold it with a pry bar while removing the rotor's Phillips screws, then pull the rotor off (striking the hub area with a rubber mallet if it's stuck).

3. Remove the wheel hub

   Remove the 14mm bolts behind it, then remove the hub.

4. Install the new wheel hub

   Insert it into place, tighten its 14mm bolts, then torque them to about 47 ft-lb.

5. Install the new brakes and rotor

   Clip the speed sensor into the bracket and the hub, tighten its 12mm bolt, clean the new rotor with brake parts cleaner, slide it on and tighten its Phillips screws, fit the caliper bracket and torque its bolts to about 54 ft-lb, compress the piston with a C-clamp and an old pad, apply anti-seize to the new pads' tabs and clean their material with brake parts cleaner, install them into the bracket, fit the caliper and thread its 17mm bolts by hand, then tighten them to about 17 ft-lb.

6. Reattach the wheel

   Slide it into place, start the lug nuts by hand, lower the car, then torque the lug nuts to about 80 ft-lb in a star pattern.

Check your vehicle’s repair manual for exact specifications and fit.