I got to checking my service records and realize I haven't changed my rear wheel bearings and hubs in 40,000 miles and 30+ track days.

How often do you change the rear hubs and bearings? And what about the fronts? How often should they be changed in a daily driver \ weekend warrior car?

 

I have yet to change wheel bearing in my 35 years of driving

 

Check for play and noise n your good

 

Seems to be once a year or so... all it takes is a small laternal impact (slide, off, etc) to take a bearing out of round, and then it just deteriorates on its own.

 

Wheel bearings are pretty good about telling you when they need to be changed, It's like babys and diapers, don't be a brute.

 

^ This. I replace them when they make noise. Haven't had to replace one since I went to 2 piece rotors at all 4 corners.

 

^^ I might follow your lead and get that RB kit.

It's not the best value out there, but it's the cheapest alternative that will allow me to keep my parking brake, which I like and need since the car is still a DD.

I have yet to swap one after 2 years and approximately 25ish track days.

 

Interesting. I guess my fear is all the heat from the rear brakes stressing the hub. There was a video some years ago of a hub failure and it wasn't pretty.

 

About 35 track days and the rear bearings are shot. The fronts can do about 5o days. The rear hubs will only do 2 life cycles - meaning about 70 track days for the rears. This is on NT01's and v710's. If you're on a faster tire those life cycles will be reduced.

Enduros are different.

Do yourself a favor and don't wait until they make noise. Waiting for stuff to blow up is just bad strategy. There are very few things on the s2000 that need consistent maintenance, and wheel bearings are one thing. I little trick for checking a wheel bearing is the axle nut or hub nut in the front will actually back off slightly when the bearing starts to fail and catch on the retaining tang (the indent on the nut.) If you take the torque wrench to the hubs occasionally you can catch on in the early stages. If you let it burn up you will lose the hub too and they are $100 a piece on top of the $66 bearing.


-Paddy

 

Agreed. I'm going through that now. I've replaced both rear hubs and bearings and after a few months, the noise came back. I ended up buying a rear knuckle and replacing everything to ensure the knuckle wasn't scored. Don't let it get to the point of having to replace a knuckle bc you can only get them from Honda and they're about $200/each.