# Ford Taurus Rear Wheel Bearing Replacement

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-rear-wheel-bearing-replacement/30784>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** wheels\
**Created:** [May 21, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-rear-wheel-bearing-replacement/30784 "2009-05-21T17:42:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![cliffdodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@cliffdodge](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cliffdodge)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-rear-wheel-bearing-replacement/30784/1 "2009-05-21T17:42:40Z")

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1999 Taurus, 170k Miles. Rear wheel bearing is on its way out. Can a driveway mechanic replace this part? What would be involved in changed it?  
  
 Thanks  
  
 cliff

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-rear-wheel-bearing-replacement/30784/2 "2009-05-21T17:59:18Z")

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For either drum or disc rear brakes the procedure is the same. Remove tire/wheel, remove brake caliper if it has disc brakes, remove brake drum with drum brakes, remove grease cap from hub, remove hub nut, remove hub from spindle.

Tester

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**Author:** ![cliffdodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@cliffdodge](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cliffdodge)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-rear-wheel-bearing-replacement/30784/3 "2009-05-22T01:07:05Z")

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Is it really that simple? It’s not in my Haynes manual and the garage wants $220 parts and labor to do it.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-rear-wheel-bearing-replacement/30784/4 "2009-05-22T01:15:56Z")

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Do yourself a favor; pay the garage $220 and let them do it.

You’ll have more than $220 worth of aggravation trying to do this yourself.

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-rear-wheel-bearing-replacement/30784/5 "2009-05-22T02:08:21Z")

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I believe this is a sealed bearing/hub. Unbolt the hub and replace after brakes parts, etc are removed for access.