Tools Needed to Adjust Wheel Bearings

Series Summary

Your car is a complex machine made up of simple machines that have many different parts and processes that must be checked for breakage, leaks, and wear. One such part is the wheel bearings. Properly working brakes are obviously essential to your driving safety and they should be checked periodically and especially if you notice problems with them. Problems with the grease and wheel bearings can be caused by wear due to prolonged use, and also long periods where the car is not driven. Would you like to know how to diagnose brake problems and learn how to replace the brake rotors on your car? Then learn for free online from one of our experts.

In this free video series learn how to inspect and replace your car brake rotors from, professional mechanic Nathan McCullough. Learn auto repair steps to replace your brake rotors such as jacking the vehicle, removing the tire and placing the jack stand; how to inspect the brake hose, brake calipers, and rotors; machining versus replacing brake rotors; how to clean the wheel hub; how to install the brake pads, caliper; and how to install the brake rotor.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Nat McCullough on behalf of Expert Village. In the following clips we are going to talk about the proper way to repack grease and adjust your vehicle wheel bearings. In this clip we are going to talk about the tools required to repack your vehicle wheel bearings. As you can see, I have them laid out here on my shop floor. First and foremost, my hydraulic floor jack, favorite tool in the world. It beats the factory scissor jack hands down. I've got my jack handle, pair of side cuts or dikes as they are referred to. This is for removal of a cotter pin, channel locks for adjustment of the wheel bearing retaining nut, I've got my spray solvent cleaner. They don't offer specifically a vehicle wheel bearing cleaner. Pretty much what I look for is the cheapest stuff on the shelf and this is it. A monkey wrench in case required. Quite possibly the channel locks won't be a tough enough wrench to remove the nut I've got, my grease gun, my tire iron and my jack stand. "