have a bad wheel bearing, i think, truck sitting in a parking lot 20 miles away. dealer quoted $400.00 for the bearing, $240.00 labor and whatever the towing charge!!!! i have never changed a wheel bearing on a dodge, is this something that can be done in a parking lot. are there factory service tools involved? is there a way to get some instructions without buying a factory service manual? many thanks for anyone's help in advance.

 

Man, not sure what part of the country you are in but those prices are way too high..Shop around for the parts at other dealers. It depends on whether you have all wheel anti-lock brakes or just rear wheel anti-lock brakes. For rear wheel anti-lock brakes the part # is 52069361AC and works on either left or right side. These have a manufactures retail price of $217.00 For all wheel anti-lock brakes, the right side part # is 52068964AE and retails for $302.00, left side is 52068965AE and retails for $299.00 These wheel bearings are sealed in the hub assembly and cannot be repacked with grease. You have to replace the hub and bearing assembly. At my dealership the labor would be between $105.00 and $140.00 per side. This is something that you can do in a parking lot with a few tools and a jack. The following instructions came off Dodge's tech site.
REMOVAL
Raise and support the vehicle.
Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
Remove the halfshaft nut.
Remove the ABS wheel speed sensor if equipped,
Remove the brake caliper and rotor,
Remove the hub/bearing mounting bolts from the steering knuckle (Hub/Bearing).
Slide the hub/bearing out of the steering knuckle and off the halfshaft.


INSTALLATION
Install the hub/bearing into the steering knuckle and tighten the bolts to 166 N·m (123 ft. lbs.).
Install the brake rotor and caliper.Install the ABS wheel speed sensor if equipped.
Install the halfshaft nut and tighten to 235 N·m (173 ft. lbs.).
Install the wheel and tire assembly.
Remove the support and lower vehicle.


Hope this helps. If you cannot get the dealership to come down on the parts prices, let me know and I can ship you some if you want. You can email me if you need more help.

 

hi,

many thanks for your response! i will look around and have it towed to my house, about 20 miles. the dealer in question, leith dodge, would'nt even quote me a price for towing even after i told them the exact mileage. they also told me to take it to a dodge place in raleigh, nc if i liked, no questions asked!!!!

many thanks,

greg

ps: i printed your instructions, it doesn't seem any worse than replacing the inner and outer bearings, races and seals on older vehicles!