Change rear wheel bearings?
05-26-2003 | 03:17 PM
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Track Day
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Change rear wheel bearings?
Now I need to change the rear wheel bearings - one side is noisy and I don't want to do half a job, so it's both sides. Anybody have any pointers, please? Can it be done without taking the control arms off the car? Is there a FAQ anywhere?
Thanks
Simon.
Thanks
Simon.
05-26-2003 | 03:26 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Try these links:
<a href="http://www.tech-session.com/kb/index.php?page=index_v2&id=60&c=4" target="_blank">http://www.tech-session.com/kb/index.php?page=index_v2&id=60&c=4</a>
<a href="http://www.tech-session.com/kb/index.php?page=index_v2&id=57&c=4" target="_blank">http://www.tech-session.com/kb/index.php?page=index_v2&id=57&c=4</a>
Take Care!
<a href="http://www.tech-session.com/kb/index.php?page=index_v2&id=60&c=4" target="_blank">http://www.tech-session.com/kb/index.php?page=index_v2&id=60&c=4</a>
<a href="http://www.tech-session.com/kb/index.php?page=index_v2&id=57&c=4" target="_blank">http://www.tech-session.com/kb/index.php?page=index_v2&id=57&c=4</a>
Take Care!
05-26-2003 | 04:55 PM
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From: FloriDUH
did the right rear side of our 85.5 and its still noisy. its anyone's guess as to what the heck the noise is. its a groan that gets louder with weight on the right and higher frequency with speed. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />
05-26-2003 | 07:02 PM
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Track Day
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by John Anderson:
<strong>Try these links:Take Care!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Very helpful: Will do!
Many thanks.
<strong>Try these links:Take Care!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Very helpful: Will do!
Many thanks.
05-26-2003 | 07:03 PM
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Track Day
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by ERAU944:
[QB]did the right rear side of our 85.5 and its still noisy.QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Did you do the CV joints?
[QB]did the right rear side of our 85.5 and its still noisy.QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Did you do the CV joints?
05-31-2003 | 06:37 AM
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Job done - partly...
That snap ring is seriously vicious! As it happened, it was the outboard bearing that had failed so I replaced it and will have to buy a pukka pair of snap ring pliers ready to redo the job properly - which I will have to do anyhow as the bearing had rotated and worn the stub axle so that'll need replacing in the not-too-distant future. She's a lot quieter now...
That snap ring is seriously vicious! As it happened, it was the outboard bearing that had failed so I replaced it and will have to buy a pukka pair of snap ring pliers ready to redo the job properly - which I will have to do anyhow as the bearing had rotated and worn the stub axle so that'll need replacing in the not-too-distant future. She's a lot quieter now...
