Wheel Hubs & bearings for Pontiac Grand Am

Wheel Hubs and Bearings for Pontiac Grand Am

Wheel hubs and bearings for Pontiac Grand Am are small but mighty parts of your cars steering system. The bearings are what help your car roll along the road smoothly and silently. Typically, you should change the wheel hub assembly after every 85,000 to 100,000 miles.

Just like the Pontiac Grand Am and the Pontiac Grand Prix, all vehicles have wheel bearings. They are an essential part of the vehicle and help keep the wheels on the car and the steering smooth. Some symptoms that warn you its time to upgrade these parts include:

• Loud noises: This is a typical symptom of a faulty or missing Grand Am hub bearing. You may hear sounds like metal grinding against metal that increases with the speed of the car. This is especially true when taking sharp turns.
• Loose steering: If the Pontiacs steering begins to wobble, it will become less responsive and potentially unsafe.
• Tires wear out faster than normal: Bad Pontiac Grand Am wheel hub bearings may cause your tires to wear unevenly. If the bearings arent replaced, you may end up having to replace your tires too.

Other symptoms can include:

• Vibration
• Abnormal pull to one side
• Uneven rotor wear
• Uneven brake pad wear
• ABS failure

This set of components is found between the Grand Ams drive axle and brake discs or drums. It is mounted on the holding bracket on the axle side. The wheel of the car is mounted on the bolts of the assembly, on the disc or drum side. It is important that Pontiac replacements are made of high quality material such as high carbon chromium steel. Youll need to know the year, make, and model of your Pontiac vehicle when you look for OEM or aftermarket replacement parts.

Once you have the necessary replacement bearings and tools, you can follow these steps to do the job:

1. Make sure the car is parked on a flat surface and that the transmission is in park.
2. Use chock blocks to secure the tires at the end of the car you will not be working on.
3. Loosen the lug nuts on the Grand Am tire youll be modifying, then jack it up. Unscrew the lug nuts and remove the tire.
4. Remove the brakes caliper and the calipers bolts. This will let you remove the caliper.
5. With the cars rotor exposed, remove its dust cover, cotter pin, and castle nut. Then remove the Grand Ams rotor.
6. Take off the hub bolts and remove the existing hub. This houses the Grand Ams bearing.
7. Install your new Pontiac hub bearing. Then, repeat these steps in reverse to reassemble the Pontiac Grand Am wheel.