Easy Wheel Bearing Replacement

Here is a short video showing how to easily replace a front wheel bearing without a press or slide hammer. In my view, this is the easiest way to replace a wheel bearing.
This video features a 2003 Honda Pilot, but the procedure will work for most pressed in wheel bearing assemblies.
Below are links to the tools used. FYI, you can often rent a Hub Grappler from your local auto parts store. Not sure if they would have the Quick Race tool though.
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[@josephreisinger33]

Just when you thought it was a pain in the ass to change out hub bearing? And THEN CAR GUY show's you how it's done 👍🤪😘 . No lift, no press, no problem. Tanks man. YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!

[@DavidPlass]

Just need some oxy...

[@KNR6292]

@@DavidPlass Yes, or just buy a new Hub, they're $65 for my 2001 Subaru, cheaper than a torch

[@hickorystx]

What a great surprise to see Eric in action again! Made my day! Hope you are well and things are looking better for you and your future. Was thinking about you the other day and wondering how you were doing. Stay well and avoid the heat!!@

[@DefinitelyNotMyRealName]

Probably a surplus video.

[@sunsetoriginals7320]

@@DefinitelyNotMyRealName surplus or not, it’s good to see Mr Eric is still with us!

[@rickgonzalez3896]

@@DefinitelyNotMyRealName not surplus, home garage. Welcome back Erick👍🏾

[@alannorkham8664]

Same! Welcome back buddy!

[@mrplum643]

Nice to see you again! I hope you are doing well!

[@spelunkerd]

In my vision of how I'd do this, you recreated the dream, complete with using the torch to let the retained inner race fall down by gravity. I'm not sure many viewers would appreciate all that went into this, and how different it is. The very first video I saw of you taking this style of bearing off years ago was an eye opener, it was the usual method then. It's so nice to see you making videos, Eric. I hope you and your family are well.

[@MotorScotti]

Great to see you back on KZbin l, Eric!

[@ConfuzedMind]

Brings me back to the old days. Jack stands and basics

[@THEMOWERMEDIC1]

Proper tools make the job much easier!

[@jayb4398]

Omg it’s good to see you! Working in shorts and all! But, a man of no words…

[@dancremering1198]

I have missed the weekly videos. Welcome back ETCG.

[@narwhaljones4821]

Talk about a day brightener!! Glad to see you again sir.!

[@billz482]

I don’t do enough of them to justify the expense of that tool, so I just use my shop press. Pretty slick though and a great time saver. Good to see you back Eric! 👍🏻

[@goldentrucker7921]

$60 on Amazon. Not too bad. Great for side work.

[@mrz80]

@@goldentrucker7921 Um, look again. The "Hub Grappler" is six HUNDRED someodd samoleans. :D

[@drivingmemad7127]

Easy job when you have the correct tools, not so nice when you do not. Welcome back!

[@charger440]

Easy for mechanics who have all the tools but for most of us, will keep searching for helpful videos!

[@ericthecarguy]

You can often rent the Hub Grappler for free from your local auto parts store.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

If you ever need to replace a wheel bearing very easily, simply buy a junkyard knuckle and swap the whole thing, instead of trying to get the bearing off the knuckle. It's a bolt on job with no sweat or elbow grease. I did this on one of my cars about 7 years ago and the wheel bearing on the junkyard knuckle is still working perfectly. It actually ends up being cheaper and faster (less labor) to replace the entire knuckle, than to 'F' around with the wheel bearing.

[@charger440]

@@ericthecarguy thanks for the tip!

[@charger440]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 thanks for the idea!👍

[@sunsetoriginals7320]

Yay! It’s about time we had an ETCG video! The only KZbin channel that I religiously watch every video of! And of course ETCG1!

[@gerardkavanagh144]

The universe is again in equilibrium; ETCG has returned, welcome home.

[@miguelgonzalez9681]

I’m excited to see the hackhawk come to life!

[@jaypierce5848]

Hey welcome back.we all missed u Eric

[@notbanksy8294]

Man, I needed this video a year ago lol. For posterity now.

[@klav07]

Huh.. heat to expand the inner race and drop. Ive always followed how Eric did it in his past videos and cut a notch, then split it with a chisel. But this seems much easier. Will have to try it out next time

[@ericthecarguy]

It is much easier and the way I do it now. Way faster and you don't have to worry about sharp metal parts flying around.

[@n9wox]

@@freespirit1975 Same here. Couldn't get it hot enough with MAP gas. I used my air hammer to catch the edge of the race, which was much quicker.

[@earlscheib7754]

Glad to see Eric is still alive!

[@binagarten4667]

All my life I have been having to take the hub to the local engineering place, then to see the mastery of this man in action.

[@ericthecarguy]

You can often rent the Hub Grappler from your local auto parts store for free. Thanks for the comment.

[@binagarten4667]

@@ericthecarguy Alas ETCG in England we do not have that system.

[@jean-philippegrenier237]

In the home garage! Love it man! Nice to see you back!

[@vijayantgovender2045]

Love seeing Eric missed your videos watching from South Africa

[@kraus2013]

My heart jumped when I saw a notification from you

[@MM_in_Havasu]

Glad to see you back in here spinning wrenches!👍

[@joemalone9380]

i explained this procedure to a foreign "mechanic" recently having not seen this video and he laughed at me . ive never seen it done but have seen plenty of jobs done using a bearing pullers . now i have a link i can show . thanks eric. welcome back.

[@damienogorman9110]

Great to hear from you Eric 😉👍 Stay safe, regards from Galway, Ireland 👍🍻💚 💙💛

[@ericthecarguy]

Hello Ireland!

[@crummyoak123]

This was the best video I could find thank you and the shortest

[@trankt54155]

Eric is back in action with fancy new tools.....cool....."stay dirty" now!

[@bloominflowers6766]

No loud music , No Blah Blah Blah.... Just Eric showing us all the easy way to do what we all dread doing. I must add ....The quick and easy way after all the busted knuckles and fingers and swearing doing it in a press. Thanks Again Eric, Stay Healthy !

[@toddp5122]

Yes you're back even if it is for a short.

[@5Dale65]

I once changed a wheel bearing using just a hammer and a big vise. First removed all the knuckle, got it into the vise tightly, and hammered all the stuff out of it. I thought I was going to need a big 5kg hammer, but the 1kg one did the job more than perfect. I drove in new parts the same way, making sure to not ruin the bearing in the process. And it worked really fine.

[@916commons]

WooooHooooo, good to see you back Eric!

[@MayMay-gs1mv]

Great to see you again.

[@matthewprosco5940]

One of the best tools i have. Dont use it often but fantastic when its there ready for me.

[@craigwalsh8116]

Missing my ETCG fix. Great to see you back, Eric!

[@miguelgonzalez9681]

Aye! He’s back everyone! Eric is back!

[@joedominick7517]

Back in the saddle again!

[@danielgr.3006]

He's BACK!!!!!! Great to see you back again Eric! I've missed you 🥺

[@al3xchavarria273]

Oh man! You make it look easy! It took me like 3 hours to do one side on my Honda crv! Always is nice to see your videos.

[@aswclassicsdorset1743]

Nice to see you back, someone worth watching, thanks

[@benjamincoulsey2965]

So glad you are well and working Eric. Hope to see more of you soon.

[@DK-uq2yi]

Hey Eric nice to see you back. That quick race tool is neat. Use of heat on the inner race is really smart made that easy. All went really easy, really quick. That outer race did not put up any fight coming out. Hats off from a fellow tech and follower.

[@JeffWinter1]

Good to see a video. Hope things are going well and you're enjoying your break.

[@oldsmanmike2803]

The tools and great skill make the difference here. I've spent hours trying to do this job without both.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

So nice to see/hear from you again!

[@U_ever]

Welcome back sir. You were missed.

[@Motham51]

Good to see you back Eric!😃

[@cmc200]

Great to see your videos again Eric. You got the hub grappler at work again. I remember you using that on the Nissan in the fixing it forward series.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

A nice ASMR wheel bearing replacement.

[@ryulee458]

Eric is back my friends awesome.

[@robpeters5204]

A real blast from the past! Glad to see you are still turning wrenches! Keep doin what u do bruddah!

[@dc5723]

Great to see you again Eric!

[@troywee4774]

good to see you back at it again mate! cheers.

[@enginediy]

So happy to see your return!

[@yergesmfgllc1811]

Absolutely love to see you're using the Quick Race. You made this bearing job look too easy 😎

[@Oliver-to7gu]

Hey, welcome back. Hope things pick up for you. If you can, an update video would be nice.

[@danielshaffer6531]

Welcome back ETCG!

[@zachg8591]

Awesome to see you back. Excellent video

[@dave_mac]

Great to see you back Eric!

[@jonsutyautomotiverepair1993]

Welcome back - :-)

[@saintEmory]

WWWHHHOAAAA back again, I love it. No stress but we missed you. Bring the Element back lol !!!!

[@ososcribww]

Good to see you back eric that tool has been one of my favorite ones especially for the hobdas and toyotas its a step but an amazing tool to have

[@Tommyinoz1971]

Yay, Eric is back!

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Pretty sweet...have you ever thought about becoming a mechanic? B-). Good to see you again on 'The Tubes'..

[@Frost_Tiger]

Eric is back I see great been missing some honda/acura fixes good to see ya

[@ryanwoodlee]

Welcome back Eric.

[@dylanworkman1536]

Wooo!!! My guy glad to see you back!! Hopefully more to come!!!

[@artlopez9617]

What up Eric! Good to see a video. You make it look so easy. Very motivating.

[@johnreid859]

Great to see you helping us to get it done. Thanks.

[@lucasmills1246]

Good to see you back Eric, man this made me happy

[@bobmanns3623]

Good to see you back! You the man Eric!

[@nickrogers7849]

Great to see you back. Hope you and yours are keeping well. Nick from Belfast Ireland

[@maxm8986]

Thanks, Eric, I Hope to see you back fully soon.

[@hamishmacbeth6135]

good to see your ok, hope you are going to make vids again.

[@livetoinspireall2755]

Just in time! My '08 Element has bad front wheel bearings. Thank you for graciously sharing your knowledge and experience with us!

[@richardfoster9499]

It was good to see you eric, I miss the channel 😢.

[@colfergusson4242]

No bull great videos all round great human very happy to see you back on here hope all is well 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@orlandogonzalez822]

Great to see you`re back!!!!

[@kelsycunningham8452]

Great to see content being uploaded.

[@clark7169]

Great to see you back Eric! Top video! You have been missed. 🥳👋🏻

[@barrymccaulkiner7092]

*Eric has returned!*

[@Enrique2k52]

What a suprise!!! Im so Happy to see you again. !!!

[@graysonbrown2774]

Great surprise! Have you thought about KZbin shorts? At least temporarily? Might be a great way to keep viewers engaged and find new ones.

[@macabo]

Yay! Missed you man.

[@hallz9117]

About time you're back 👏👏

[@jimmydeen58]

Welcome Back!! You Made My DAY!!

[@m.pav.8397]

Miss your videos and your commentary. Can't wait to see your videos on a regular basis. I hope you are enjoying some time to yourself. GOD bless

[@pirihern9329]

you're back that's great. hope all is well. mucha paz y salud

[@jamesguralski5156]

Hi Eric! Hope all is well with you and yours! Hope you bring more videos.. thanks for all you've done!!

[@profrook]

Omg, Eric is back!

[@marccarrier9589]

Good 'ol Hub Tamer! I love mine and despite it's hefty purchase price, it's paid itself off tenfold in time saved from the hydraulic press.

[@kg6hef]

Hi, thanks... Welcome back... Always be safe...

[@Blackhart50]

Great to see you again been awhile good stuff

[@HouseCallAutoRepair]

Gotta love that hub grappler! I love mine!

[@tracydiller9378]

Eric just came across your video nice to see your video again.I use the same tools as in this video and these tools cuts the time and makes it way easy.Once again nice to see another video from you, hope all is well.Take care you and your family and stay safe.

[@bierbrauer11]

Revisiting the channel and loving these low-effort videos. Sometimes that could be taken as an insult, but I seriously appreciate these!!! Welcome back my man, keep it on your own terms!!

[@flat-earther]

hi blerbrauer have you become a flat earther yet?

[@zx8401ztv]

Speedy or what, that battery impact really worked well 😀 You might want to look around for an old milk crate or wooden box to sit on, stop your knees hurting. Oh thats only me lol.

[@david32gtr87]

Welcome back mate

[@SJ-xy3pi]

Welcome back!!

[@SignalyardsGarage]

Great video as always! Just the way I like it too! To the point!

[@flat-earther]

hi signalyard have you become a flat earther yet?