Replaced my rear wheel bearing over the weekend

[Kurt V]

Originally Posted by Eric G

Good job! Did you repack or replace your CV's while you were in there? I see one on the ground...if so, what condition did you find yours in?

No I didn't. They only have 51,000 miles on them. The boots are intact and there didn't appear to be any roughness in the bearings as I moved the ends around. In my experience, as long as the boots are intact, the CV joint should last at least 100K miles, if not longer.

[woodsman]

I took mine out and took the carrier to a mechanic and he still charged me 1 hour to remove and replace each bearing. Buying the tool to do it myself would have been cheaper and I'd still have the tool. I never expected to be charged 4.5 hrs. labour!
Nice work Kurt V!