s14 front wheel bearing?

[GT240R]

Most posts state that the front wheel bearings are not replaceable on S14's, but AutoZone sells the TIMKEN it and a friend of mine said that he had his replaced. Which is it, replaceable or not?????

[brian3676]

You can replace them, just need a shop to press it in/out depending on what a shop whats there not that much more to buy the hub. about $120 for OEM parts instead of that crap napa sells

[!Zar!]

Yeah, you can press them out. Any machine shop should be able to do it.

[S14DB]

You can't buy front hubs and bearings separate.

[GT240R]

Thank you very much, I will be relpacing them this week becuase they are humming very loudly and vibrating. They even move up, down, side to side.

[Z28ricer]

Will not work, you have to get the whole hub assembly, OEM, or cheap aftermarket ebay's, its up to you, but buying the bearings at autozone isnt going to work.

[blackoutt]

You can either buy aftermarket bearings and have a shop press them in, if you have any local mechanic buddies this is the most cost effective way. Or you can buy oem or aftermarket hubs and do it all in your driveway with simple hand tools.

[essforteen]

No You are Wrong the bearings are not Replaceable!!
The bearings offered online for the s14 are the same as the s13 bearings and if you
dont know the spindle diameter of the s13 is smaller than the s14!
Trust me ive searched and even asked around. They are non replaceable!!

EDIT:::

Look at the boxed info as proof!!
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn259/essforteen/untitled.jpg

[ManoNegra]

Royal pain in the ass to take out and press in
we have everything needed to do it and I would still rather
buy a new hub/bearing from the dealer.

[Z28ricer]

No You are Wrong the bearings are not Replaceable!!
The bearings offered online for the s14 are the same as the s13 bearings and if you
dont know the spindle diameter of the s13 is smaller than the s14!
Trust me ive searched and even asked around. They are non replaceable!!

EDIT:::

Look at the boxed info as proof!!



Bingo, I checked on it again to re-verify, but thanks for the screen shots, if they dont believe us after this, we can both sit around & point n laugh when they actually try it :squintd:

[essforteen]

Thats why im trying to tell them!!
Ive looked at the s14 hub and s13 hus and the hubs are totally different!!
And only the s13 front and rear are replaceable
and the rear only for the s14 are replaceable!

Where is ProjectRdm waiting for him to chime in!

[blackoutt]

Ok autozone site point taken. That does say identical part numbers, so autozone is not the proper route to go. I was saying that you can replace the bearings without replacing the hubs, it is possible if you get your hands on the right diameter bearings. They were pressed in there when they were manufactured, they can be taken out and have new ones pressed in, it's just not recommended practice hence the lack of availabilty of bearings alone labeled for direct replacement in s14's. With my first post though I guess I was trying to persuade the OP to just buy the hubs since it's a hell of a lot easier to deal with, and most likely worth the extra money.

[essforteen]

have you done it??

[blackoutt]

Not on an s14, I did it on my Audi TT quattro. It's the same deal; you can either buy the hub or source the proper bearings for the rear because the quattro hubs are so outrageously priced. It's not the like the hubs are cast around the bearings, they are a press fit in which can be unpressed so you can't say its impossible, it's defintely possible. On my Nissan Titan I said screw the headache, took my lesson learned from the TT, and just bought the front hubs, they weren't really too pricey either. Easy guys, I'm agreeing with you, I'm just also saying it's still possible to do it the hard way if thats the way gt240r so chooses, but as shown by you not through autozone.

[Z28ricer]

Not on an s14, I did it on my Audi TT quattro. It's the same deal; you can either buy the hub or source the proper bearings for the rear because the quattro hubs are so outrageously priced. It's not the like the hubs are cast around the bearings, they are a press fit in which can be unpressed so you can't say its impossible, it's defintely possible. On my Nissan Titan I said screw the headache, took my lesson learned from the TT, and just bought the front hubs, they weren't really too pricey either. Easy guys, I'm agreeing with you, I'm just also saying it's still possible to do it the hard way if thats the way gt240r so chooses, but as shown by you not through autozone.

Lots of stuff are replaceable, the S14 front hubs werent designed to have the bearings replaced, if you compare them to S13 hubs, or J30 hubs, the S14 bearing is just pressed in with nothing else, the S13/J30 hubs have a snap ring retainer as a fail safe, I definetly wouldnt feel that safe running a set that has been pressed in/out, when there is no retention ring and the OEM doesnt offer bearings alone for a reason. You dont have to buy bearings every year, every 2 years, etc, the $200 or so for a set of new oem front hubs with bearings is well worth it.

[essforteen]

You cant come in this thread if you havnt done it!
Ive tried it for shits with an s14 4 lug hub and the bearings are
as if the hub was made around the bearings and there was no way i could find a way to
press them out!

[Shadowhunter]

Alright guys, let me set the record straight. I just did a OEM 5lug swap, and researched it intensely before doing so. you CANNOT replace the front bearings on an S14 it is one sealed unit. The rears you can but the fronts are one unit. Please do not give out misinformation if you do not know what you are talking about then don't say anything. Technically you COULD press them in if you had replacements, but they were not meant to work that way and are guaranteed to fail.

No one cares what you did on your golf, miata or any other car. The S14 hubs are specific to the car. Don't send this poor guy on a wild goose chase to spend money on bearings only to find out it cannot be done. OP: Get the OEM Nissan Front Hubs and call it a day, I promise you any other way will end up in failure. [/End Thread]

[projectRDM]

Sorry I was late to this, but it's been corrected already at least. S14 front wheel bearings are NOT replaceable. They are NOT the same bearing as a S13 or J30. They are sealed units that are not secured with a snap ring or other means, so *if* you were to press it out you would damage the hub, making a new one not fit right. If you search around no one sells a correct replacement bearing either, plenty of sites offer it but as shown it's a cross over to the S13 bearing, which will not work.

Rears only are replaceable on the S14 chassis. Same goes for S15, it's the same part.

[essforteen]

Alright guys, let me set the record straight. I just did a OEM 5lug swap, and researched it intensely before doing so. you CANNOT replace the front bearings on an S14 it is one sealed unit. The rears you can but the fronts are one unit. Please do not give out misinformation if you do not know what you are talking about then don't say anything. Technically you COULD press them in if you had replacements, but they were not meant to work that way and are guaranteed to fail.

No one cares what you did on your golf, miata or any other car. The S14 hubs are specific to the car. Don't send this poor guy on a wild goose chase to spend money on bearings only to find out it cannot be done. OP: Get the OEM Nissan Front Hubs and call it a day, I promise you any other way will end up in failure. [/End Thread]

Sorry I was late to this, but it's been corrected already at least. S14 front wheel bearings are NOT replaceable. They are NOT the same bearing as a S13 or J30. They are sealed units that are not secured with a snap ring or other means, so *if* you were to press it out you would damage the hub, making a new one not fit right. If you search around no one sells a correct replacement bearing either, plenty of sites offer it but as shown it's a cross over to the S13 bearing, which will not work.

Rears only are replaceable on the S14 chassis. Same goes for S15, it's the same part.

Thank YOU !!!!
Finally this thread can be cosed

[Kouki_Mnster]

^^^^ Yup its true the front bearings are not replaceable, you have to get an entirely new unit. I did a 5-lug conversion on my s14 both front and rear and for the front you need to buy the whole new assembly. It comes as one large piece that you replace with the bearing already in it. ITS VERY SIMPLE TO REPLACE. Just take off the hub nut and pull it off and put on the new assembly. I bought some from Peak Performance ones and they use the OEM Hubs its nice stuff.

[GT240R]

YEP, It's true YOU CAN'T REPLACE YOUR FRONT BEARINGS ON S14'S USING BEARING FROM ANY PARTS STORE. I ordered three different ones and none fit. They stated that they were for 89-98, but only fit S13's. I did find a bearing with the right inner and outer diameters that can be pressed in, but did not feel good about it, so I ended up ordering some OEM hubs and fixed the problem.

Thanks

[foofers]

I had to replace my front left wheel bearing on my 95 se s14. Seems like the previous owner did manage to take out the original wheel bearing and adapt another one. The bearing that was being used is an NBR bearing DAC34660037 = measurements of 34x66x37. The issue is that with the adapted bearing you need to get another piece (inner part of another bearing) to fill out the remaining space - this piece goes between the bearing and the spindle? nut. Also since the bearing is smaller in width...it probably gets worn out/ fails quicker - which is most likely the reason why I'm replacing the bearing....the bearing only cost me about $20. This is not good practice, but it is possible. I'm looking to buy the oem front hubs as we speak.

*My front right wheel bearing is the original one and we took it to get it pressed out...and with 20,000 ?psi it did not come out

[Meancasper]

I really wish I'd keep up with the site. I've put about 8,000 miles on a passenger side wheel bearing that is growling. I ended up doing the same mistake and ordering the 510031 which is the wrong OD and the wrong ID, it won't fit on the spline, nor will it fit inside the rub. I've done many bearings and found it really hard to believe this bearing came off with the hub and didn't stay on the spline. Then had to do the research to find out it is part number 40200-0V210. I also confirmed that on another thread. I found them for 208.00 for as set at mynismo. Really hope this thread is found by all that are looking to replace the wheel bearings, could have saved me about 7-10 waiting.