Originally Posted by radeohedca

The front left wheel bearing on my wife's '96 bonneville started making noise just after I recently had the transmission serviced. I called the tranny shop and told them that the noise was not there before they worked on the tranny. Of course they deny that the wheel bearing has anything to do with the tranny work but as I understand it, they may have had to remove the bearing/hub to remove the axle, to work on the tranny. Someone told me that they may have overtightened the nut that holds the bearing/ hub in place.
It would seem that my attempt to get them to fix, or partially pay for the bearing replacement would be an excercise in futility so I may just replace it myself.

I've done wheel bearings on older cars but I'm told that this bearing is actually a whole hub assembly that includes the ABS sensor. Can someone give me the "Coles Notes" condensed version of how to do it and what special tools may be required ?

Thanks...Hugh

Originally Posted by Maymybonneliveforever

By the way is 12 ft. lbs. 144 inch Ibs.?

Originally Posted by Maymybonneliveforever

I need to find a good used or new torque wrench in 1/2 " drive that is in ft lbs. I see the digital snap-on ones but I need to sell something in order to afford it and my first born doesn't want to leave the house. I think the click type work great.....Can I post this request in the For Sale Section?....
But first I need to count my spare coin, then convert it to U.S. ......heck, I've got $12.45 U.S. saved up.

Originally Posted by MooseGundr

Hey, when you noticed this problem, was there a noise associated with it? Over the last couple days, there has been a noise under my car under the front left side of my car. I'm all by myself here, so I don't have much help along the troubleshooting lines. it rattles kinda like a spray can when you spin it really fast. The ABS light is on as well.