rear wheel bearings
06-22-2009, 01:00 AM
#16
Rennlist Junkie Forever
replacing the studs does not require removal of the hubs.
Pull the rotor and you can pound them out with a sledge hammer easily. I think you have to undo the parking brake springs to move the shoe out of the way. But it's very easily done.
I can do both rears in about 30 min.
Then you pull each in with a impact wrench with a nut and washers/spacers (you can use a socket wrench, but it will take longer).
Make sure retorque the wheel a few times after you do the job.
TonyG
Pull the rotor and you can pound them out with a sledge hammer easily. I think you have to undo the parking brake springs to move the shoe out of the way. But it's very easily done.
I can do both rears in about 30 min.
Then you pull each in with a impact wrench with a nut and washers/spacers (you can use a socket wrench, but it will take longer).
Make sure retorque the wheel a few times after you do the job.
TonyG
06-22-2009, 08:20 AM
#17
Rennlist Member
Use the Sir tools [borrow/rent/whatever] and do it right. Fer crissake don't whale on the hub with a hammer to remove a bearing! With the Sir tool the old bearing comes our easy and the new one goes in nicely aligned and smooth as butter. No abuse required, and no bearing damage done.
I spent about 2 hours sunday cleaning everything up nicely and putting it all back together. I had put the bearings in my chest freezer and heated up the control arms a bit with a propane torch. One bearing slid 1/2 way in, and the other one went all the way in by hand!
New axle nuts, of course, and torqued down to a nice 368 ft/lbs.
