Anyone replace wheel bearing on a 2014 Jeep grand Cherokee limited? What was your mileage when it failed and what was the cost?
Advice appreciated.
Larry
Advice appreciated.
Larry
Larry Bannerman
Wheel bearing
I am in this situation with my WK2 and have been researching costs.
I bent my rear parking brake assemblies (the backing, mainly) when attempting to remove the rear rotors with a rotor puller while the parking brake was fully engaged. Big mistake.
To replace them, I have to pull the hub, which by design, breaks the rear wheel bearings. I watched a 1A Auto video on how you do it. In the video description, all required tools are listed. Parts to replace include, per side, and aside from the parking brake assemblies:
I downloaded the factory service manual procedure for this job as well, complete with pics for each step.
Some of the key equipment required includes:
That is the expensive equipment, and I don’t have any of it. There are several more tools in the list, odds and ends things; like different socket sizes, a wrench, axle punch, caliper hanger, jack, wheel chocks, angle grinder etc.
You can purchase a temporary subscription for service manuals, some of which quote avg labor time. That way, if you know your avg labor rates, you can figure up a quote yourself. At least a ballpark amount, since you can price out parts yourself.
I think I’m going to buy my own parts and pay a mechanic the labor to do the repair. I can rent some of the expensive tools, but not all.
Rockauto sells several high quality brands of wheel bearings. Mopar, SKF, Timken, Schaeffler, BCA (NTN). The BCAs are about $40 each, whereas the Mopars are around $185 each.
Most of those brands used to be considered top of the line superior quality but many have said they are no longer good brands and are now Chinese. They say BCA is the only remaining high quality aftermarket brand, but they’re also an OEM Tier-1 supplier. BCA is NTN. The Mopar and BCA bearings both say “NTN CANADA.” That, plus the highly regarded reputation, has led me to choose them as my wheel bearing brand. They’re probably the same company making the OEM Mopar wheel bearings for the WK2. Timken also says NTN CANADA on the bearing, but they’re $30 more per bearing. Schaeffler / INA was the OEM brand for the 3.6L idler pulley on my Jeep, so they’re probably a good option as well.
Total Cost for parts to my home, aside from the parking brake, is about $147 (bearings, axle spindle nut, snap ring).
I would estimate a shop could do each side in 1 - 2 hours, per side. Avg it at 1.5 hrs. My local labor rate is about $100/hr. So, $147 parts + $150 labor is $347 if I supply the parts and pay a mechanic $100/hr to do the job for just one rear wheel.
It’s impossible to give an accurate ballpark amount without knowing labor rates, if the mechanic will let you supply the parts or not, if you’re going to do it yourself, what tools you need to rent or buy (if any), etc. Some places avg $80/hr, others avg $250/hr.
check out the 1A Auto video and start there. Search on YouTube “2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee rear wheel bearing 1A Auto” and definitely check the video description for tools list.
I bent my rear parking brake assemblies (the backing, mainly) when attempting to remove the rear rotors with a rotor puller while the parking brake was fully engaged. Big mistake.
To replace them, I have to pull the hub, which by design, breaks the rear wheel bearings. I watched a 1A Auto video on how you do it. In the video description, all required tools are listed. Parts to replace include, per side, and aside from the parking brake assemblies:
- Rear wheel bearing
- Axle spindle nut
- Bearing retaining ring (snap ring)
I downloaded the factory service manual procedure for this job as well, complete with pics for each step.
Some of the key equipment required includes:
- impact wrench 1/2 drive (axle nut)
- torque wrench 1/2 drive (up to 230 - 250 ft-lbs)
- hub puller kit
- wheel bearing press kit
- clamp, plus bearing splitter OR acetylene torch
- angle grinder
That is the expensive equipment, and I don’t have any of it. There are several more tools in the list, odds and ends things; like different socket sizes, a wrench, axle punch, caliper hanger, jack, wheel chocks, angle grinder etc.
You can purchase a temporary subscription for service manuals, some of which quote avg labor time. That way, if you know your avg labor rates, you can figure up a quote yourself. At least a ballpark amount, since you can price out parts yourself.
I think I’m going to buy my own parts and pay a mechanic the labor to do the repair. I can rent some of the expensive tools, but not all.
Rockauto sells several high quality brands of wheel bearings. Mopar, SKF, Timken, Schaeffler, BCA (NTN). The BCAs are about $40 each, whereas the Mopars are around $185 each.
Most of those brands used to be considered top of the line superior quality but many have said they are no longer good brands and are now Chinese. They say BCA is the only remaining high quality aftermarket brand, but they’re also an OEM Tier-1 supplier. BCA is NTN. The Mopar and BCA bearings both say “NTN CANADA.” That, plus the highly regarded reputation, has led me to choose them as my wheel bearing brand. They’re probably the same company making the OEM Mopar wheel bearings for the WK2. Timken also says NTN CANADA on the bearing, but they’re $30 more per bearing. Schaeffler / INA was the OEM brand for the 3.6L idler pulley on my Jeep, so they’re probably a good option as well.
Total Cost for parts to my home, aside from the parking brake, is about $147 (bearings, axle spindle nut, snap ring).
I would estimate a shop could do each side in 1 - 2 hours, per side. Avg it at 1.5 hrs. My local labor rate is about $100/hr. So, $147 parts + $150 labor is $347 if I supply the parts and pay a mechanic $100/hr to do the job for just one rear wheel.
It’s impossible to give an accurate ballpark amount without knowing labor rates, if the mechanic will let you supply the parts or not, if you’re going to do it yourself, what tools you need to rent or buy (if any), etc. Some places avg $80/hr, others avg $250/hr.
check out the 1A Auto video and start there. Search on YouTube “2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee rear wheel bearing 1A Auto” and definitely check the video description for tools list.
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