I'm at 80k miles and my original factory brakes are finally getting to the end of their life. Since I'm going to replace the rotors and pads I've decided to get in there and do the wheel bearings as well to make this a one time thing (they're getting a little noisy too btw).

Which ones are you guys using and where did you purchase them?

 

ebay has good deals on brand new wheel hubs only takes 4 bolts to remove them

 

Out of curiosity, whats the standard life on the wheel bearings and is it best to do them with the brake job? Im asking because Im at 65k miles now.

 

i have 88k miles and 10k miles ago i replaced my rotors and pads and i spun them around to see and hear anything that doesn't seam normal. result was that they are still good.

 

OK. Ill just check them when it comes to brake time.

 

Don't need to replace wheel bearings until they fail... And when they do, you will know.

Some people go 200,000+ miles on original wheel bearings no problem. They fail when they fail. They will get very loud when they do fail.

Make sure the noise you hear though is not just tire noise, as a worn tire or a tire failure (belt inside shifts or something) can cause drone noises. I have one of those now... Thought my wheel bearing was gone but when I rotated the tire noise went away.

Also a good check is for play in the wheel when the car is in the air. Just grab at 12 and 6'O clock on the tire and see if you can wiggle it. If not and no loud noises when driving, they are fine. Leave them be.

 

I know the tire roar well. Put some new tires on my Sonata and inherited that.