Front Bearing Repair
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Hi All
I managed to replace the front left wheel bearing this past weekend. The only problem encountered was the large 32mm nut securing the hub being very tight. I managed to break a 24" 1/2" drive bar with a 24" pipe extension trying to loosen it. I ended up going to a local shop to have them put their impact wrench on the nut to loosen it - no charge. The axle came out with a few hits of a phenolic hammer. After that the bearing pulled out with a slide hammer quite easily and I put the new one in using the old bearing as a punch. I went back to the shop where I had the 32mm nut loosened to have them tighten the nut again.
Thanks Jeff for your cyberdiagnosis
Bill
90C2
I managed to replace the front left wheel bearing this past weekend. The only problem encountered was the large 32mm nut securing the hub being very tight. I managed to break a 24" 1/2" drive bar with a 24" pipe extension trying to loosen it. I ended up going to a local shop to have them put their impact wrench on the nut to loosen it - no charge. The axle came out with a few hits of a phenolic hammer. After that the bearing pulled out with a slide hammer quite easily and I put the new one in using the old bearing as a punch. I went back to the shop where I had the 32mm nut loosened to have them tighten the nut again.
Thanks Jeff for your cyberdiagnosis
Bill
90C2
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Good deal Bill...I plan to change mine out in the next month or so as I am entering the car in it's first "official" PCA race.
I replaced the rears last month...what a job!
No problem on the diagnosis - good to hear that I'm actually onto something SOME of the time! <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" />
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I replaced the rears last month...what a job!
No problem on the diagnosis - good to hear that I'm actually onto something SOME of the time! <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" />