Installing Bearings and Hubs, ...another step-by-step |
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Installing Bearings and Hubs, ...another step-by-step |
Eric_Shea |
May 17 2004, 11:08 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
After Saturday’s bushings install came Sunday’s bearing install. The factory manual can be quite vague on most subjects; lessons that become clear only after doing it so… hopefully this can clear things up a bit regarding installing rear bearings:
Step 1 – If you haven’t taken out your old bearings then you’ll want to do that. If the hub is in then you’ll need to drive it out of the control arm. This varies from a “light tap” to a “full blown slam”. You will ruin your old bearing but… that’s what we’re doing here. Find a suitable drift. Porsche calls it a P297a (better known as a suitable drift). I use an old 911 rear torsion bar. Once the hub is out you’ll need to drive out the bearing. Again, a vague reference to a “suitable thrust piece” to drive it out. After the hub is out you’ll see the lip on the backside of the bearing. Use a hardened punch and slowly tap out the bearing moving the punch from 9:00 to 3:00 to 12:00 to 6:00… you get the picture. Slowly so you don’t lodge it sideways in the bearing pocket and damage the control arm. Make sure the punch is resting on the bearing edge and not scoring the pocket surface. Save an old bearing housing… |
HalfMoon |
Jan 2 2014, 11:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 13-November 12 From: Shenandoah Junction, WV Member No.: 15,144 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Btw, do I recall a thread that stated what tools would be needed to do this job (specifically the wrenches required for the castle nut, and the trailing arm shafts? Farily certain I don't have any of those sockets/wrenches so I'll need to make a few tool purchases for this project.
And as I remember from Erics vid, a 1 13/16's" socket is needed to make the special tool for the hub install. Anyone know that thread offhand or know the socket and wrench sizes? Tanxs! |
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