Brother . Videos like this are an amazing resource for us regular folks trying to keep old trucks running. You are awesome. Thank you for such a clear and concise video.

Hint: Use the old bearing race as a drift-punch for tapping in the new bearing race. Make sure they're both facing the same way so you can tap the old one back out when the new one gets to the bottom. Dodge recommends putting the brake rotor and wheel on with the lug nuts (but not the brake caliper) and spinning the wheel while tightening the spindle nut. While spinning the wheel, tighten the nut, loosen it, and tighten it down again so the wheel turns smoothly but has no play. The service manual has no torque spec for the spindle nut.

Why would someone vote this video down? Must be your competition because you made this video so clear and precise and made them look bad, LOL.

I have seen goofy narration, wind interfereance, shaky and just plain illegible DIY automotive videos all ovet YT - YOU ARE AWESOME. I can follow right along, see what you are doing and hear what you are saying. If I am looking up a how to - it means it is my first time doing the job :) GREAT JOB - please keep making these!

Best explanation I have seen so far. I watched many videos. This one is the best.

This video was very helpful before deciding to do the work myself on a 95 Dodge Ram 2500. I ended up going to 3 different parts stores. Autozone did not have all of the bearings and sleeves. NAPA had what I needed. For those that don't know this then you will need 2 outer bearings that come with one sleeve per packet. The inner bearings were sold separately from the inner sleeves. I then went to O'Reilly because they loan out tools with a deposit, so I borrowed a Bearing Sleeve installation tool. You will need a tub of grease, brake and drum cleaner, and an entire roll of paper towels. Dodge dealer told me to torque the bearing nut to 14 Lbs just for seating purposes, then loosen, then hand tighten, and of course put the cotter pin in so the nut doesn't keep loosening. What I noticed in a short time is that as the bearings were breaking in I could feel a bit of loosening or steering that was not as tight as it should be, so I raised each wheel off the ground then put a 4 lb torque to allow further break in. The difference in how my truck goes down the road is incredible, it had always made a loud noise that I thought was just road noise, and now it's quieter and it feels like I am slipping down the road on banana peels, it made that much of a difference, now I really have to watch my speed and I'm hoping the mialage improves as well. Thanks for posting the video, the job is easy to do, it's just messy.

The best video on KZfaq. Very helpful,thank you!

Never seen anybody push a piston in to get the caliper off. fail-ish And aren't you supposed to pack those bearings? just checking on that. This video has its merits though, so thanks for posting.

I wonder how soon he did those bearings again after not packing them.

Great video... thanks. Love the church bells and birds

Excellent job of explaining the job at ✋ hand. I'm pretty confident now that I can handle this situation 😉

great, well made, clear, video. love the church bells at 8:36. jealous of your driveway too!

Good video man! I've just packed the bearings differently (from the bottom) Nice job

forgot to pack the bearing with grease before putting the front dust cap back on

Bearing drive = race

Thank you for showing your work

it's not called inner drive it is called the "bearing race"

Not a bad video except for one thing. Packing grease into the bearings. I'm wondering if you've had to replace bearings again yet because you don't have enough grease in them. If you haven't, I'd at least pop the outer bearing back out, stuff a bunch of grease into the hub and properly pack the outer bearing by using either a bearing grease packer or just packing it in with your hands.

great video. informative and clear. keep up the good work my friend

Great video! Dont be shy with the grease:)

Thank you.. awsome work..

what size piece of tubing was used to remove the inner and outer bearing?

What is the outer diameter of the round piece of metal tube you are using to press in the drive for inner and outer? I have a 1996 Ram Van B1500 RWD, but I believe it is exactly the same process to replace the front bearings. Any brand preference? I plan on ordering parts from Rock Auto to get what I need to do this job.

You were good with everything.... EXCEPT, You have to PACK those bearings with the correct grease! Those bearings are now doomed for heat and failure.

what is the preload for wheel bearings?

My hub is the same; 96 dakota, but outside bearing want go over axle?

Great video!

really helpful. Thank you.

Do you have to change out the bearing race????????? or just replace the bearings?????

What if you have cracks on the front of the Hub?

Great video thanks.

Thank You! This video is the one I've been searching for. Most of the instructions on KZfaq are for 4X4 Rams, and in those, the bearings come assembled. My inner bearing was completely gone and the race (drive) is stuck to the spindle. Any ideas on how to remove the race without destroying the spindle?

Nice review.

Is the truck yours? Nice tire! I have a 2001 1500 ram what's yours? What size lift and tires? No lift on mine and only 2x4 I thought about getting the 2" front leveling kit and going with 265/70R17 BF Goodrich all terrain T/A's need some decent tires for when my wife and I go shooting in the desert, we do after all live in Arizona which if you don't know is 90% desert.

it would v helpful to see how to diagnose it ti be the bearings

Nice thank for make this video...

Thanks for sharing

Good video.

Thank you!

Get a rubber mallet to get the dust cap off better then slip joint pliers

A Bearing Race is not called a "Drive"

A wee bit too conservative with the grease......its best to really pack the grease into the bearings either using a bearing packing kit, or just slapping the bearing into a fist-full of good grease, making sure you get grease into the inner most parts of the bearing.

Thanks you

Thanks man, really helped me out on the seal!

nice video thanks Lil more grease though

there is a proper way of loading tapper bearings with grease to ensure they are loaded properly an that isn't it.

Dodge calls a "Bearing Race" a "Wheel Bearing CUP". Even more fun, if you look at Dodge part numbers (i.e. 1997) they have different part numbers for the 1500 line and the 2500/3500 series. For a 1500, that is LINE 1 - so the part numbers start with a 52 or a 047. and.....because this is DODGE, there are no torque specs on the Wheel Bearing Adjusting Nut. Continue rotating wheel and back off adjusting nut until wheel end play is no more than 0.025 to 0.051 mm (0.001 to 0.002 in.).

I will say the video is not all bad. Some flaws though. Ill give it a like

I wish front wheel drive cars was this ez

the inner wheel beering drive goes in the wheel whoo:, translation wheel bearing races are press fitted into the brake rotor hub ,. You speaking Canadian eh? :/ BTW it's called PACKING the bearings but otherwise great tutorial.. Thanks spot on DYI.

Good video! But you didn't use nearly enough grease! You need alot!!! Lol

This was sad, That is Not a Drive, Bearing Race. Pack a Bearing in your Palm Till it comes out the top

Inner beering

Where u at can u come do mine LoL

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Thats not a bearing drive, its called something else. I know that much.

Drive=race

Hi I'm a red seal heavy duty tech just wanna say to anyone watching this video dont repeat this procedure. It wasn't done properly at all. Get the manual and do her right

You have high speed glazing on the rotor, looks like a fuckin' mirror. Race, not a drive...lol. Bearing & race should be a matched set, only. Being a 60 yo mechanic, the funniest thing is the "Gloves" EVERYONE is wearing these days. Grease, gack & slime ain't gonna kill ya. That's why they make Fast Orange, Go-Jo & shop rags...lol

Know that thing needs a shit ton of grease... no such thing as too much grease.. "thin layer" yea bud your new bearings gonna sieze up bud lol

this IS NOT a proper way to do this Job! That new bearing will soon fail again!

Don't not do what this guy is doing. U need to pack the bearings good with grease, and check your manufactures tork specks to seat the bearings correctly. Changing bearings wrong can be very dangerous. This guy should remove the video Asap. What he has shown is very dangerous way of changing bearings. He also called the races drives, that in itselve shows he is to inexperienced to be posting Diy videos. Also reusing the same cotter pen is a big don't do. Your wheel can come flying off and u can get what's called the death wobble. The poster should take this Diy Video down

For some reason Ram bearings are junk.. Made cheap there is no reason that these should not last 150,000 miles easy.. I have seen Toyota"s last 300,000 miles and still good.. You can always make money on Fords and Chevy's and Dodge's. There made cheap and know matter what part it is they don't last.. I have seen CVs fall apart in my hand at 50,000 miles. Real garbage.. People are clueless on American cars and Trucks.. I love the Fords blowing Spark Plugs. You tell people and they think your only trying to rip them off.. Or telling people they need a new engine from poor design.. Your just saying that then they go to a dealer and they tell them the same thing. $6,000 out of your bank people..

Oh my God remove this video there’s so many things wrong here it’s not even funny !

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