# Wheel bearing repair **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 16, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearing-repair/55220 "2010-09-16T21:56:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@matues](https://community.cartalk.com/u/matues)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearing-repair/55220/1 "2010-09-16T21:56:37Z")
how do i detach the knucle on the front wheel from the HUB? there are no bolts. ---
**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearing-repair/55220/2 "2010-09-16T22:10:46Z")
Press the hub out of the bearing, then press the bearing out of the knuckle. There will be a snap ring holding the bearing in place. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Lone\_Haranguer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@The\_Lone\_Haranguer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/The_Lone_Haranguer)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearing-repair/55220/3 "2010-09-17T00:21:59Z")
What kind of car? It will probably need press work at a machine shop, after you get the steering knuckle detached from the car. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearing-repair/55220/4 "2010-09-17T01:41:24Z")
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