2007 Liberty Rear Bearings Replacement

[ftrv8]

Hello all,

New owner. Got my 2007 Liberty for next to nothing ($1k) with 111k miles and clean title.

Just got the recalls taken care of, and the dealership did an assessment as I had told them that the car rides a bit loud. They are stating the rear driver’s side bearing/seal needs replacement. I think the front need changing as well.

The stealership is asking for $2,800 to replace all the bearings.

I think I can tackle the job, I can find ample info and videos for the fronts since they are whole assemblies, but for the rears a bit confused.

Does the diff cover need to come off and the bolt or C clip removed in order to get the axel out?

Also are the bearings going to be needed to be pressed on the axle itself, or axle slides out and then the bearing replaced?

If the latter, do I need to get a slide hammer to get the old bearing out? Then just put the new one in?

Thanks in advance for any info!

 

[LibertyTC]

Dealer Ship= Expects boat loads of cash $$$ !!
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Woh.. $2800 to replace the hubs / bearings !
YA the c clip etc time to browse the factory service manual...
The rear diff is an 8.25 or (8 1/4 ) see section 3 page 72++
Link: http://www.colorado4wheel.com/manuals/Jeep/KJ/2006-KJ-SM.pdf

 

[TomB985]

Holy crap! $2,800 to replace bearings?

There's no reason to replace bearings that haven't failed, which ones are they trying to replace? The rear wheel bearings can be done in less than two hours, even if you're learning as you go. You'll need a slide hammer, but those can be rented from your local parts store in most cases. It's really not a bad deal.

I'd suggest pulling your axleshafts and seeing what everything looks like. In most cases you'll have to replace the shaft, but you can also use a repair bearing that relocates the bearing to a different part of the shaft.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=1836924&cc=1434760&jsn=442

This really isn't a big deal. If you don't have a shop manual, now is a good time to get one, the investment will pay itself back a bunch of times. Lots of great videos online on how to do this as well.

 

[ftrv8]

All four bearings was quoted that price.

 

[u2slow]

Rear bearings and seals are brutally cheap on rockauto...

Timken 6408 are $13.64 CDN each
Tmken 8835S are $2.36 CDN each

Buy a slide-hammer set, and the attachments for axle bearings/seals to do it like a pro. With gear oil and some rtv, I think you'd be into it for $200-300. (providing the shafts are still good).