2009-2015 Honda Pilot front wheel hub bearing replacement

[@spelunkerd]

This is so much better than the Scotty Kilmer style of video, that makes everything look easy. Rookies need to see this to see how much depth of experience and tools one may need to get this done. Not all are easy!

[@mattsilver8519]

Totally agree 👍

[@RustBeltAuto]

Comparing myself to that guy makes me feel like burying my head in a hole covered with a plastic bag full of water.

[@mattsilver8519]

@@RustBeltAuto 😂😂😂

[@iliketowatchthis]

Nothing like a worst case scenario bearing. At least the axle came out. I had one that the axle was frozen in the hub. Broke the spindle in the press trying to get it free. Costed me a hub, axle, and spindle in the end! Lol. Did the other side in 45 minutes!

[@BrewtownFlyer]

Scotty Kilmer is overrated…dude is nothing but a clickbait huxter…annoying.

[@CultureCrusader]

Your commentary is hilarious, I am preparing to replace my Pilots bearing, but I could watch this 12 times just for your funny comments

[@wadecoons2328]

This had me rolling. Not only did I learn something but I was entertained in the process. Props to you sir👏🏽

[@tommcnavage1986]

Yeah this convinced me that this job is beyond my capabilities.

[@monkkeylover123]

Great video. Never knew the trick to unload caliper. Decided to take my Pilot to shop for this. Don't have all weekend too mess with a stuck hub bearing here in upstate NY rustbelt.

[@BrewtownFlyer]

Dude, next time tap out the divot on the axle nut. That’s designed to lock the nut in place. It will come off a lot easier and won’t wreck the threads on the axle.

[@alexthemechanic8110]

I ve had a the same problem with a rear wheel bearing on a Ford Edge. In Montreal, things rust like you wouldnt beleive!! Good work Rusty!!!

[@RustBeltAuto]

I had a thought, because I think too much. Might make a video someday of one of these stuck monsters, take off the steering knuckle, and de-rust the whole thing with electrolysis. It would probably fall apart like a big dumb piece of magic.

[@alexthemechanic8110]

@@RustBeltAuto that would save so much time. Id watch that video

[@randomprojects1671]

This guy's comments are hilarious!

[@RichardStLouis-qc6ng]

Good video. I was able to get the first hub (right side) of my Honda Pilot out with a slide hammer. My 2nd hub (left side) will not budge, so I will try pressing it out as you have demonstrated. Unfortunately, it will require more disassembly.

[@brandonlee8400]

OMG, I could see your porta-press bending. That is some CRAZY rust, I pulled my TX truck hub by hand earlier today. That lower ball joint castle nut is some inaccessible BS. Good job buddy!

[@RustBeltAuto]

Thankfully, You don't need to learn how to fix rusty stuff. Thanks for watching.

[@JoshNorthSide]

I am going through this same thing now. Started with a speed sensor going bad. I had to drill the old sensor out, taking care not to nick the hub, but I was unable to get all the plastic bits out of the hole. I decided to just send it with the new sensor and it worked great for 10 miles or so until the plastic bits took out the magnetic ring in the hub. In addition to your same problems getting the hub out of the knuckle, my ball joint nut was seized and I was forced to cut through the ball joint to get the knuckle off. Good thing Honda made the ball joint sealed as part of the lower control arm, because now I get to replace all of that as well. Should have just ignored the ABS light!

[@RustBeltAuto]

Sounds like you could have made an entertaining video too.

[@juliobarragan2356]

he is the best everrr lol he really deserves my subscription you made my day for reals thanksssssssssssssss

[@itatane]

My kid sister is dealing with this sort of crap now. Her late husband's aunt drove around her honda pilot with loose lug nuts, and sheered the hub bolts right off eventually. Cause heaven forbid, the lady take care of her own vehicle, and make sure the "wobbling feeling and grinding noise" she'd been hearing since her last break job ain't something bad... My sister and our brother have spent the last 2 days wailing on the jeezless old wheel hub, stuck on, as it is, with 10 years of Northeast Ohio Rust, salt corrosion and road schmoo. Broke the bearing puller, bent two pry bars, ran the torch out of fuel, air hammer did nothing, used up the PB blaster, (only for the thankless witch to come out and ask why it was taking them so long)... I'm glad she wasn't was holding our sledgehammer "Mjolnir" at that moment. Off to find a hydraulic press, I guess.

[@franklinyoung]

He he knows in the south we don't have this rust problem🤣🤣🤣he said some guy from the south did it..it will come Right off🤣🤣🤣🤣I'm chokin y'all👍👍👍

[@vinnyp2490]

Thanks for the video, I am doing mine Thursday, hope I have better luck than you. Hope NY isn’t a rust city like yours…

[@RustBeltAuto]

Do they use salt?

[@vinnyp2490]

@@RustBeltAuto in NYC yes they do.. A LOT of it..

[@vinnyp2490]

@rust belt auto thank you again. Your video saved me some money in labor and time for me. Finished the job I. Less than 2 hours using a floor jack. Not bad for an old man. Thanks again.

[@RustBeltAuto]

@@vinnyp2490 Cheers!

[@sergiomunoz6699]

Great video, very educational. I will try but if I can't get the bearings off with my tools I'll take it to the shop as I don't have tools to take it off by brute force.

[@franklinyoung]

I'm glad we in Texas don't have this rusted metal and and salt on the road ...that rust makes it hard

[@douglaswiggins307]

This guy is good.

[@robertgorge1152]

Very good video .thank for that

[@nycalien]

The axle nut has a small dimple that you need to straighten out so it will come off easily. The reason it's been dimpled is so the nut won't come out easily.

[@RustBeltAuto]

The dimple doesn't matter much on removal, but thanks.

[@allenanthony4033]

You could be my mechanic 😎😂 Good job 👍🏽

[@donaldpainter956]

That's one sure way to determine a wheel bearing you will feel it thru the spring but alot of people don't know about it

[@alexthemechanic8110]

I havent watched this video in a while. Since then, i had to replace an entire knuckle and axle because there was nothing that would remove that axle from the bearing. Even the 40 ton press. We got a junkyard knuckle and a new axle...

[@ccscomments757]

Did a simple "replace pads and rear rotors" (because the rears were flaking away with rust, not the fronts...first warning sign). Little did I know that the person who previously did the brakes used loctite on most of the bolts, and (apparently from the red residue) the rubber that is on the outsides of at least one caliper slide of each brake. It was all I could do with PB Blaster and an old S&K 3/4" breaker bar to get one side loosened up. The other side required some very courageous Chinese wrenches resting on top of an old hydraulic bottle jack, to break those bolts (and fortunately not just the heads) out of a well warmed threaded socket. SOME possibility that this was just rust, but the one rubber grommet I was able to fish out of a brake caliper bracket looked very non-rust red (aka Red Loctite...nope, have not done chemical analysis, and yes at 144K miles, I would believe this is NOT a factory set of brake pads). Still some metallic sounds and slightly sub par MPG after my brake repairs, so yeah, looking at this wheel hub video for this guy firmly in the rust belt.

[@RustBeltAuto]

That's an amazing story.

[@GurdeepSingh-dh5hw]

Great video. I live in rust belt and was able to get it out. While putting it back I line the spline but it is not fitting well (2013 Pilot with 73K miles). it slides nicely but the last 3/4 inch gets stuck. I have a OEM parts. Any suggestions..

[@RustBeltAuto]

Clean all the rust, and cram it in there.

[@GurdeepSingh-dh5hw]

@@RustBeltAuto I was able to put the spindle nut in the opposite side and used a screwdriver to pull the driveshaft out. unscrew the spindle nut and screw it back right side in... worked out great.. Thanks.

[@franklinyoung]

You can tell cars from up north all that rust🤣🤣🤣that salt is a killer to Metal.....plus this car is kickin his ass in this video

[@franklinyoung]

OMG Im loving this video🤣🤣🤣so funny he catchin hell with this wheel bearing🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wolleysegap9740]

That's ridiculous. Honda, extra depth for extra rust bondage. And 200 + ft lbs for the axle nut ? I thought the torque wrench was going to snap as well. Excellent WIN, Rick.

[@RustBeltAuto]

There is an air gap between the hub, and bearing, and it's not sealed, allowing rust to be made, and expand. Subaru does it too. Throwing the labor guide out the window.

[@sevo12t]

How much is job like that?

[@mmkrk]

Thank you for posting this video. Very helpful. I have a question for you. Will the backing plate block the way to have wheel stud replaced? Looked at 14:02 could not conclude if it will.

[@RustBeltAuto]

You will find out pretty quick when you pound it through the hub.

[@mmkrk]

@@RustBeltAuto It works nicely. I didn't even to take the rotor off. Thank you very much.

[@JimFixIt74]

And that is what Rust Belt Mechanics have to deal with. Southern guys will never understand until they have to do it too.

[@lpattenaude1716]

Thank you for making the video. May Lord Jesus Please bless you and your family.

[@TurdToucher-sg8fq]

love working in the south with no rust good job though

[@RustBeltAuto]

Lucky you. Right now I am working on rusted out brake lines on a 2001 Silverado that almost drove me through my building, because the truck was only working on front brakes, and a front line popped too. Need to replace all the rusted lines. You have no idea.

[@chengwu3705]

best of best

[@brandonlee8400]

3:20 😨 Holy shnikes!

[@mediaguy4037]

Your tools broke in this video. Instant classic.

[@RustBeltAuto]

Thanks for reminding me. It's Friday, and I need to call the mobile tool guy, and ask him where he is.

[@mediaguy4037]

@@RustBeltAuto the “snap on” truck.

[@manuelmachuca7370]

😏😏😏 3:24

[@4040pmora]

it's funny because it's so true!

[@ES-fr3yz]

Love the sarcasm 😂😂😂

[@casmussen1]

Looks like you forgot to take the indent out of the wheel lock

[@RustBeltAuto]

@@casmussen1 the thing worked and stuff.

[@jeffreyblile2370]

Great job of showing those beta mechanics with the manicured nails from California what a typical rust belt job is really like. After watching the video, I like to read the sage advice from all the video experts about what ya should've done. (Personally, I'd like to hand them a screw driver and get ready to speed dial 911.)

[@steved7563]

Never had one that bad, thought it might explode in the press.

[@RustBeltAuto]

Have not seen a hub assembly explode yet.

[@donaldpainter956]

I would use the torch to heat it up if the sensor will come out

[@krod2162]

The next mechanic that works on this vehicle will say who the hell worked on this look at that backing plate

[@xccharobes]

Chinese junk for the win. American made overpriced and overrated. Great video!!

[@snoopdog6793]

Why not put some anti-sieze lub inside were the hub to knuckle goes. And didn't even clean and put little lube on the splines on shaft. That way next person messing with that wheel won't have a problem removing them.

[@RustBeltAuto]

Splines are supposed to be dry.

[@puma1294]

@@RustBeltAuto try spline lube

[@RustBeltAuto]

@@puma1294 What is spline lube?

[@puma1294]

@@RustBeltAuto i bought a clutch kit for a 96 ranger. They gave me spline lube. The haynes manual told me to apply spline lube to trans input shaft and the slide into clutch. Only time i heard it mentioned tho on splines. But i assumed it applied to all

[@RustBeltAuto]

@@puma1294 Yes spline grease for clutches. That is actually a moving part. You could use just about anything on an axle. I leave them dry.

[@GregoryBirulkin]

But the book only gives you 3/10 for the job. LoL You need 175 PSI for shop air. When I see your videos, I relived the hell I've been through.

[@RustBeltAuto]

Whatchumean by 3/10? Never heard labor like that.

[@GregoryBirulkin]

@@RustBeltAuto 3/10 of an hour - taxes. LOL sometimes if you take a long stroke air hammer hi air pressure and rotate the wheel bearing within the knuckle. it might break Free. Be aware, after a long day working at the shop, I would go home and do side jobs in my garage kind of like you. But I gave too much stuff away, being good hearted; the customer doesn't realize what goes into repairing their pieces of wonderful crap.

[@RustBeltAuto]

@@GregoryBirulkin I'm calling BS on 20 minutes. That's just hyperbole. Hard to find a 20 gallon 175 that's not oil free, and quiet, without breaking the bank too. CP makes some serious air hammers (expensive). I have not seen any mechanics use them. It would destroy anything you use it on. I think there is a reason why they are not on a Snap-on truck.

[@meorge9359]

@@RustBeltAuto check out the Astro 4980. Just did wheel bearings on a Audi. And they seize to the Knuckle horribly since it’s aluminum. That air hammer made easy work of it

[@bobsoft]

Snap-off

[@RustBeltAuto]

Snap on, Snap off, the snapper?

[@franklinyoung]

My acura MDX is no way rusted like this car.. But now I'm scared to do my car..fuck I'm terrified..and it's not his fault.🤣🤣😆😆

[@scottpage4877]

Lol i feel your pain...

[@mediaguy4037]

Oh really? I’m going to o’rilly’s.

[@RustBeltAuto]

Oh Oh Oh... Oh really!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

[@stevebowen83]

USe some heat

[@casmussen1]

Wheel hub removal tool, $50 on amazon, two hits with a sledgehammer and she's out

[@krod2162]

Spray some superzilla on those nuts before you try to take them off you won't destroy your tools

[@egmac100]

With all the problems I've encountered with our MDX...never buying another! What a POS!

[@RustBeltAuto]

Every luxury car has more problems than a standard POS.

[@justicethegsd1567]

What year MDX? I have an 11, just did my timing belt, now doing my front hubs. Only have 77k on the turd

[@egmac100]

@@justicethegsd1567 1st gen 2005 ...180K.

[@justicethegsd1567]

@@egmac100 Right on, I like those 1st gens but I did hear the 3.5l 5 speeds had some issues. Especially with the transmission. I am almost thinking about dumping mine before it becomes an endless money pit. Mine is already burning a little oil, rear main is leaking a bit to. That's a BIG job. Have a good one!

[@egmac100]

@@justicethegsd1567 Think I waited too long to dump mine...tranny makes a grinding noise when accelerating from stop.

[@dmccarty1006]

You will go blind if you keep whacking it so much bro...Yo!

[@RustBeltAuto]

If that were true, there would be a lot of blind people.

[@sunpowerlink]

Chinese tools are not junk my friend. Use your words carefully.

[@RustBeltAuto]

It depends. Some are.

[@crazycowboy213]

See stuff like this makes me hate working on cars. You think a hub with 4 bearings a twenty minute job, turns into a weekend fest of cussing and hammering and crying. Sad that you busted your tools, get that snapon truck over fast to replace your tools!

[@RustBeltAuto]

I keep my broken tools in my car, and flag them down when I see one.

[@butabains4650]

That Junk so tight yet it still has a shit drive

[@bobsoft]

Idea from another rust belt mechanic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmqYZWZjmbJ1iNE

[@RustBeltAuto]

Somebody beat you to it, and posted the same video. I don't think it would have worked on this one. Might try that someday.

[@sunpowerlink]

So the Chinese junk works.

[@RustBeltAuto]

I use them.

[@tamiibrock6176]

Lol. If no press it will be bad day.

[@JackJones-fg1jx]

Honda will sale you the whole spindle/knuckle already pressed. It’s more money but you will have a Honda genuine part and not deal with this headache.

[@RustBeltAuto]

@@JackJones-fg1jx and take all the fun out of it. No way.