My 2K OBW has been experiencing the classic WUB-WUB-WUB-WUB, of the drivers side wheel bearing. Before I decide to tackle this job on my own, I'm wondering what kind of bearings do they use?

Is it a one-piece sealed type that you press in and press out or is it a roller style that has an inner and outer race with a caged bearing? If I do this myself I'd have to take the hub to a shop and have them press the bearing out (if it's the one-piece sealed type). Don't know how cost/time effective this would be if I had to pay for labor also.

If you would like to learn to do your own bearing, I would suggest you get get a complete spindle and hub with bearing from wrecking yard. Install this on your car then get you a press from Harbor Freight and practice taking your old one apart.

 

I posted step by step details on how to do this under the thread How to conquer the wheel bearing which you can find with the search feature here.

 

Others here perfer the hub tammer, but the press can be used for other things also.

 

The bearing in my 97 Legacy wagon are in one unit with three pieces, one race with the inner and outer bearing held in place with a plactic piece, until pressed in and then the plactic piece will be pushed out.