 Replacing front wheel bearrings, Is installation really the "revearse of removal"? |
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| rjames |
 Jan 29 2007, 08:43 PM
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I'm made of metal  Group: Members Posts: 4,244 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Getting ready to replace the front wheel bearrings and I'm wondering if there's anything I need to know before attempting to follow the incredibly in-depth procedure that the Hanes manual presents the reader. Keeping in mind that I've never done this before on any car.
Any tips, pics or "whatever you do, don't do this..." would be much appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) Thanks! |
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| SGB |
Jan 30 2007, 09:29 AM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
It is pretty goof-proof. PVC pipe (I dunno, 2 1/2 in diameter maybe) is good to press the bearing race onto the hub.
Pelican sells a a little bearing seal thing that you could put on first, but I've never had 'em, and I don't think many folks do. Look at the new bearing carefully before you put 'em in. I had one with a flaw in a ball, caused a hard to diagnose problem I thought was tire or alignment related until it disentigrated completely. |
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| PRS914-6 |
Jan 30 2007, 10:13 AM
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Excellence Magazine Project 914 3.6 Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 20-May 06 From: Central California Member No.: 6,031 Region Association: None  |
Although the concept is very simple (knock out the old and press in the new) a little mistake will drive you crazy.
DO NOT just stick a tool through the hub and beat the races out. The lip where the races are pressed against in the hub is critical. If you ding that area, the race will not go back in perfectly straight. The result will be a slight wobble and brake shudder or you will have to tighten the bearing too much to get rid of the play since the races are not parallel. That will generate more heat. Whatever method you use, just use caution to protect the machined areas. The races will press in a little easier if you put the races in the freezer and warm the hubs in an oven. You have to be fast at the installation though since it doesn't take long for the pieces to equalize their temperatures once touching each other. Good Luck.... |
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| SGB |
Jan 30 2007, 03:15 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(PRS914-6 @ Jan 30 2007, 10:13 AM)  The races will press in a little easier if you put the races in the freezer and warm the hubs in an oven. Very good point. I did not heat the hubs (it was August) but did freeze the bearing races. |
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| rjames |
Jan 30 2007, 07:16 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 4,244 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Cool, just the type of info I was looking for.
Thanks! |
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