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Re: 30 step wheel bearing process
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Posted by JohnK (more from JohnK) on Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:10:00 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: How do you replace front left Wheel Bearing????, scottc, Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:00:13
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Get access to a hydraulic press. Either a local shop or buy one of the $150 12 ton specials (JCWhitney or Harbor Freight).

Steps:
1)Loosen but do not remove large hub(32mm or 1 1/4") and wheel lug nuts.
2) Jack up left front with spacers(old spark plugs) between upper A-arm and car body.
3)Remove wheel and axle nut
4)Remove tie-rod to spindle nut and whack tie-rod spindle eye hard with large hammer to pop the tie-rod end. Hint: Hit the spindle towards the front of car so that you don't damage steering rack.
5) Remove brake caliper and rotor
6)Remove bolts through A-arms holding balljoints.
7)Pull spindle with ball joints attached off of axle and out of A-arms. Hint: support drive shaft so you don't damage inner driver boot.
7a)Take assemble and new bearing to shop and have them R/R bearing and skip to step 16 or proceed to step 8
8)Press hub out of bearing (Bearing will fly apart and balls will roll all over garage floor)
9)With a good bearing puller, remove inner race from hub shaft Hint: puller arms must grab small cutouts on inner race.
9)Remove snap rings from spindle cylinder Hint: Pry one end out of groove with awl and put screwdriver blade under ring. Work screwdriver under ring while pulling ring out of groove with awl. A heavy duty snap ring tool will also work but the ring will keep popping off the tool.
10)Press bearing shell out of spindle cylinder.
11) Clean out spindle cylinder with fine emery cloth
12) Replace outer snap ring in hub
13) Put loctite on outside of new bearing and press into spindle snug to snap ring. Hint: make sure bearing is square with hub before pressing into cylinder and press only on outer shell of bearing with suitable press adapter(I use a big socket that just barely fits inside spindle cylinder)
14)Install inner snap ring (a shim is recommended if snap ring not tight against bearing, but I have never seen any slack and loctite will hold the bearing in the hub to prevent the dreaded popping noise)
15) Press spindle and bearing onto hub shaft(not vice versa) Hint: press only on inner race of bearing
16-30) Assembly is reverse of removal...The first time you do this it will take 3-4 hours and the second time <2, have fun and buy that press you've always wanted


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