Post by waylander42 on Sept 30, 2015 8:41:03 GMT 2
Recently I noticed a rubbing sound coming from the rear of my car.
I initially thought it was wheel bearings going on the car (it wasn't) and so did some investigation into the subject, with the following being my findings.
I initially thought it was wheel bearings going on the car (it wasn't) and so did some investigation into the subject, with the following being my findings.
- Everyone and their dog claims you need to replace the entire wheel hub, not just the bearing itself. Checked multiple forums and Mazda themselves on this.
- It is actually possible to buy just the wheel bearing from www.onlinemazdaparts.com (part 5), however I have no idea who would install for you.
- The process of replacing the entire wheel hub seems pretty simple, only tricky part is handling of the brakes. Plenty of Youtube videos on this, however I found nothing on replacing ONLY the wheel bearing component.
- Prices of wheel bearings and the hub unit as a whole fluctuate vastly online, shopping around can really save you bucks if this is the route you go.
- Regardless of where you buy from, IT WON'T BE CHEAP. Considering just the rear bearing alone is around $103 online, you get the idea of what you're looking at.
- Finally got a quote from Eagle Mazda on both the front and rear wheel hub assembly (29/09/2015).
- Front was R1587 each
- Rear was R4577 each
- Installation R678.50
it together 
