Cadillac DTS Front Hub Bearing Replacement

[@hittz8331]

Very clear and informative. I have heard we should never use an impact wrench on the spindle/axle nut, thats to avoid applying too much torque and damaging the bearing. But these bros know what they are doing. Im gonna do mine by friday. Thanks much. UPDATE: I did my right front side today with success. Im gonna do the drivers side after I receive the other hub/bearing assembly. The whoop whoop sound I was getting is 95% gone. Mechanic charged me $600 dollars for front both sides, 1.5 years ago and I barely drive the car. The procedure was straight forward and easy for me being I had mine changed recently. Thanks again John Dobis. UPDATE: Both sides done, no complications. Drives much smoother, almost perfect. Next is tie rods, inner and outer.

[@varleylk]

Thank you immensely for this video. You just save me over $250 from having this repair done at the Cadillac dealership. I found the OEM AC Delco bearing assembly (a two pack for both front drive axle’s), for $188 and free shipping on eBay. From the looks of this video it took you about an hour to disassemble and reassemble the one side which is all that’s wrong with mine. The Cadillac dealership quoted me $536 to replace the one like shown in your video. What a rip off!!! They also found that my front rotors were heat checked and warped apparently from the previous owner riding the brakes. $336 to turn to rotors. I don’t know how they can quotethese prices with a straight face. Again thank you so much for this video!

[@hittz8331]

The Stealer will get us every time!!!🤬

[@rodneythomas579]

Some comments are annoying on here thanks for the video bro it showed all the parts and accessories to fix this awesome 😎

[@tysoncoleman9399]

Seriously, Thank you for this video. It's allowed me to make sure I have everything I need and know exactly how easy this will be.

[@richardharris5279]

Truly enjoyed your video and it was very informative and gave me hope that I can do this project and save a lot of money. In the Atlanta area they would charge $ 350.00 per wheel to do this job.

[@jameswheeler2951]

Good video guys if you have any more Cadillac repairs please post them they are always helpful

[@Skeeterflea]

Thanks for the video. Got it done quickly thanks to you guys.

[@christopherochoa1446]

Excellent job gentlemen. Thank you for mentioning the sizes also! Huge help!! What size was star wrench for rotor retainer bolt?

[@DSNCB919]

what you said at 16:12 happened to me I couldn't get it to reach the hook on the dust cover and instead of being smart going to Walmart n buying some zip ties I was getting lazy and taped it up.. 5 months later axel hitting the wires and I get abs signal. gonna use those zip ties this time!!!

[@GaryFi]

Thanks for the video guys! It gave me the confidence to tackle mine on my 2011 DTS

[@mrkongsimr]

Can this cause á bit of ahaking where you accelerate ?? Or is that something else ?? Thanks

[@chrisharris9195]

It’s your CV axle

[@smilinjack64]

I watched your vid because I had to change the hub and bearing assembly. I got all the way down to where the hub should come off. Yours came off so easily but mine is on there to stay it looks like. I really I got the three bolts out and they are really hard to get out. I have an electric (with a cord) that seems to gain weight the longer I use it. I tried using it on the 3 hub bolts but after I got one of the lower ones out with no problem. I tried the other low e r one and the when I pushed the trigger the socket came off the bolt and the impact wrench threw the socket completely across my 3 car garage. Long and short I couldn't get the hub off and tomorrow I'm getting a pulle r. Is there any other way to get theassembly off?

[@jasminjupic2652]

Good video I'm not sure what year dts this is but on my 06 theres actually a hole inside where the hub goes and what you have to do is take apart the connector slide the wires thru then put it back together on the other side [it's going to be in the upper part 2 o'clock position] I looked at few videos people running the cable thru the axle and getting the abs light!

[@wireswk]

Awesome vid and details! Would you recommend new bolts or lock tight?

[@Bhodi_Yaboi]

What is the manufactured bolt like holding on the rotor

[@leeleavelle716]

is it possible to get the hub bearing off without a impact driver?

[@elice05]

Also... is it a bad idea to put WD-40 to kinda loosen up those tough bolts??

[@patrickdelisle7977]

Great video...they make it look easy

[@DSNCB919]

What u use to get that rotor lock pin out

[@ddowers]

why didn't you torque the bolts and hub nut?

[@CarRepairsMadeEasy1]

Most people do not have aTorque wrench that will do 150+ lbs sitting in their garage. These videos are for the home repair, not professional technicians with all the tools at their disposal. you are correct, we should torque, but in an at home situation, probably not feeseable for most

[@squirlnutsbigsack4864]

@@CarRepairsMadeEasy1 those hub bearings establish the bearings preload via axle nut torque. If you dont use the correct torque value the preload is wrong and the bearing is doomed to an incredibly short service life. It is the single most valuable torque specification in the entire job and the only one that cannot be overlooked. The average home mechanic is by far better off borrowing or buying a torque wrench than endlessly replacing untit bearings that should easily achieve 100k miles or better. So no, the good n tight method isn't acceptable on this job period.

[@christopherriddick4452]

Is this the same for a 2000 dts?

[@marcusbrown9565]

What size is the wheel hub bolt

[@douglas2lee929]

34mm

[@hittz8331]

3 wheel hub assembly bolts are 13mm 2 caliper bracket bolts are 15mm 2 caliper bolts are 13mm 1 spindle/axle nut is 34mm 1 Torx 30 screw holding rotor (if applicable)

[@davideilken3850]

The old bearing was incredibly rusted on when I did this. Took about 30 minutes and a torch to get it off. Just an FYI.

[@TheCliveyoung]

OLD TRICK HERE....pry axle back to get to hub bolts.Axles are spring loaded...I lock with screwdriver between outer cv joint&spindle...TRY IT....45 YRS.Experience here. JUST GOTTA LOOK AT IT !!!BAHAHA

[@DSNCB919]

How hard is this with only hand tools?

[@christopherochoa1446]

It takes about an hour and a half. Just more manual labor

[@DSNCB919]

@@christopherochoa1446 took me hour first time only 25-30 2nd

[@DavidGurrney7589]

@@DSNCB919 Took me 48minutes first time 19 minutes second time🤓🤓🤓

[@elice05]

Ha! I thought he wasn't going to put back the 36mm nut back on. But great vid. Gonna try to do mine pretty soon. This helps a LOT!

[@jasminjupic2652]

Mine was a 34

[@oldtimer4144]

Remove it from the strut and rotate it out of the axle. Then you can get on them 4 bolts with a straight on impact

[@elice05]

Don’t EVER remove this video!!!

[@dunnriteauto9770]

There's slides there 🧐 👍🏿

[@chriskeller6733]

thanks. However I'm in the northeast, and I'll have to deal with rust. But thanks for the vid.

[@barryprivette3966]

Easier to drop bottom ball joint then use impact on back bolts

[@howardbenoit7474]

nice job thank

[@jbone1383]

It's funny how nobody with an impact drill EVER listens to the cv axle mfr's advice to NOT use an impact to torque down the driveaxle retaining nut as it shocks the outer cv joint and can cause premature failure☠☠☠

[@spinj56]

Maybe if you straighten out the wheels....

[@djc3078]

Did you seriously not need a wheel puller?

[@CaspersKetchum]

Dobis PR. thats who we r

[@CORNHUSKMCGRAW]

You saved me from paying $410.00

[@lindacrawford2218]

I have it

[@handlesrstupid123]

and here it just falls off (bwahahaha what joke no rust what a gimmick video)