How To Change C5/C6 Wheel Hubs

[@jeraldcaldwell7079]

Hat’s off to you sir. Excellent camera/video work. You clearly recognized the need for quality DIYs for C5s and you way overfilled that need. Saved me about $350 per assembly. by not having to bend over at we all know where

[@gforcecache]

Thank you Chris, your video really guided me through this job on my own '99. Yours was the only video about this task that advised disconnecting the upper control arm from the car so that I could lower the entire knuckle away from the shock absorber. It was the only way I could fit my ball joint separator in place to pop the lower ball joint. On that topic, after borrowing a few of these ball joint separators from Autozone, only to find none was big enough, I ended up borrowing their basic pitman arm separator which worked perfectly.

[@stevediduck9963]

Great job Chris. You always make your procedures look so simple. Guess it's all patience. Good for you. Steve

[@tonygiaconi9611]

The rear axle nut is a torque to yield nut and cannot be re-used. I didnt see if you mentioned that or not, but you must use new axle nuts as they can only he tightened one time

[@corvette_mike]

Nice video. I changed my rear wheel hub last month, it's pretty easy too. Greetings from France.

[@Spooky4815]

The quality of your videos are really good thank you for the good work.

[@ctvette1318]

Great how to videos Chris! It’s the perfect amount of detail. Thanks

[@mango2112]

Chris thanks again,God Bless you.

[@thevettboy]

Chris, another great how to vid. Thanks

[@bobbyb5215]

Hey Chris I just wanted to say that I have always enjoyed your videos and I hope you’re doing well take care

[@J_Blaik]

I didn’t buy my C5 yet and i watch every video you post i appreciate your effort making these videos for us

[@OMEGATECH]

Kudos once again for the informative video👍😎

[@1wtrahan]

Thank you Chris in library it goes , super great video Chris the best c5 channel on you tube Thanks C5 brother 😊

[@uwebrennig1759]

I always enjoy your Videos, they got so much Informations..... Greetings from good old Germany

[@smokinC5]

Wow what a series. Great job. Seems like if any of these items need to be done it would be worth doing all of them at that time.

[@mycorvettelife]

Yep, it’s a slippery slope. 😂

[@darrylsjodin7184]

Question, why can’t the 3 Torx bolts that secure the bearing assembly to the hub be removed and the bearing assembly be removed from the hub without disconnecting the ball joint and tie rod ends? I left the upper ball joint and the tie rod attached. Removed the sway bar bolt and pushed down the lower ball joint bolt until I could access the lower bearing torx bolt and replaced the front bearing.

[@laurencec2353]

That’s what I’m thinking. I’ll be attempting to do mine like that tomorrow.

[@herbgoodw9421]

@@laurencec2353 Hi Lawrence C, were you able to get yours done without removing the hub assembly? Thanks.

[@laurencec2353]

@@herbgoodw9421 Yeah, piece of cake, no clue why homeboy took all that crap apart.

[@herbgoodw9421]

@@laurencec2353 Thanks,

[@itsgeekhead]

curious what you did to make the arms so clean?

[@miker6651]

Why take the whole spindle assembly off? I just did mine and after the brake assembly was removed I just loosened the lower ball joint. Was able to remove the three torx bolts and replace the hub in a few minutes. Probably saved me an hour of work.

[@luismontemayor5713]

Did you lossen the bottom bolts from the shock's or no?

[@miker6651]

@@luismontemayor5713 No

[@luismontemayor5713]

@@miker6651 ok thanks for replying

[@richarddobreny6664]

I’m surprised that the hub separated from the spindle so easily, then again, vettes are not winter driven. Good video!!

[@XDgamer-lk8nf]

Man thanks for the video you do a great job explaining it 😅👍

[@JohnWayneSchulz]

Very helpful! Thank you for sharing!

[@anthonysebak2665]

Nice and clean, great job!!!!

[@ricklipford8762]

Great job Chris love all your videos 🙂

[@bobbycadle9401]

Great video and thanks for listing the torque specs. But how do you pop the ball joint back on? The video doesn't show that.

[@colemcmeans7809]

well i can throw this haynes manual in the trash now.... good stuff man.

[@Jayjo76]

Very great and informative video. So, the rear axle just slides out entirely? I'm stuck here.

[@madmarkstoys]

Nice work!

[@nosefirst]

Saved me a lot of work!

[@mycorvettelife]

You still gotta do the work, I just showed you how. 🤣

[@larsjohnsen7334]

Thanks for the fantastic video!!! I’m having trouble finding a ball joint separator that opens wide enough to get that lower ball joint apart. Where did you get yours?

[@mycorvettelife]

Harbor Freight

[@specvracer04]

This was great! I'm gonna be doing this soon on mine. Do you happen to know where you got your new spindles from?

[@seansanchez7923]

He just cleaned them up

[@pjbrien3276]

Question what joint separator size is the one used in the video is 3/4 inch from Harbor Freight?

[@Z06GT1]

Chris: Why did you remove the upper control arm from the frame instead of removing the upper ball joint from the spindle?

[@bman20233]

So how many miles did you have on car when you did the hub replacement?

[@DiscoBoogieNJ]

What brand ball joint removal tool are u using? Thanks

[@Glide1992]

Another very informative video. Thanks a lot. Have you changed the axle seals on another video?

[@mycorvettelife]

Not yet, but coming soon.

[@Glide1992]

@@mycorvettelife I asked because you did everything you needed to do but pry out the old ones and put in the new ones. Actually, more than needed to change the seals. Just got my seals from Rock Auto last week. Looking forward to your video on the job.

[@misterrobato8270]

Don't ask me why, but you remind me of Stan from the Eminem video.

[@LuisHndz-lg7se]

Is any way that you give me the torque is required on the hub bearing?

[@mohed123k5]

Thank you so much for the video but I’d like to know where can I order the part

[@mycorvettelife]

Corvette Mods

[@2801race]

Thank you

[@danielcrowe3451]

What's the exact name of the release tool can't find it anywhere

[@Beezy_Builds]

I'm sure with tracking my car ill need to do my hubs sooner than later

[@david408ish]

What brand wheel hub did you use?

[@mariodacosta4172]

Before you change your hubs did you have a ABS light and traction control light on. thank you

[@mycorvettelife]

No

[@v8inmk2]

Great video Chris! I’m about to replace my rear wheels bearings since I can hear the whining noise at highway speed. Just wondering if yours making same noise before you replace them? If so, did the noise gone after you replace them? Thanks!

[@mycorvettelife]

No, I just replaced them because I already had everything apart and they have 120k miles. Preventative maintenance. I still haven’t driven it yet.

[@v8inmk2]

My Corvette Life got you, mine only has 76k miles and starting make those noise, which really drive me nuts. I will try to replace it by myself sometime later, so for tools, I don’t have any impact guns, do you think it is still doable? I already have most of then manual tools like break bar and torque wrench, from what I see in your video, the only other special tool I need to buy is a ball joint separator, is that right? Thanks Chris.

[@mycorvettelife]

If you don’t have an air compressor think about getting a cordless electric impact.

[@v8inmk2]

My Corvette Life good point! Maybe it’s time to invest a good impact.

[@pinnaclecooking2384]

@@v8inmk2 what noise is yours making?

[@dl9142]

What is torque for rear axle nuts?

[@dingleberrytreat]

So the rear is same same but different then?

[@mycorvettelife]

Yes

[@2801race]

Chris good job, what brand hubs did you buy?

[@mycorvettelife]

from Corvette Mods

[@vmassey2848]

Lies

[@lilmonstergames5499]

what did you clean the spindle with?