Wheel bearing Options

[Hawkins Corp]

How hard is it to get to the wheel bering on the rear tire on a st? (with drum breaks of course) and how long you think it would take to replace? and any special tools need?

Thanks, Brad

[soulshadow]

Wheel bearing removal isn't too hard on the non-Abs models.

You take off everything from the knuckles including the pillow ball joint.
1.)Then you take off the outer inner seal.
2.)You then have to take out the little snap ring inside the wheel bearing from the drive axel side.
3.) Using a round piece of metal the size of the hub place it on the drive axel side right up to the hub, and tap down on the metal untill the hub falls out. (work on a good corner of a table so that the hub doesn't fall and hit your feet)
4.)The hub should fall out and your left with the inner oil seal and wheel bearing inside. Now get that seal off!
5.) Now tap out the wheel bearing using the same methods to get the hub out.
*** Do not tap the wheel bearing out with the hub cause thats a pain to remove later.***
6.) Once your wheel bearing is off, put in a new one using the same method to get it out. But now use another round piece of metal to support the other side of it so that it goes in evenly. Keep tapping untill it won't go any further.
7.) Now remove the race from the HUB, its a round piece of metal stuck to the hub. Thats the race. Your hub is the round thing with all the studs. You can tap it out or what not.
8.) inspect the hub, if its worn you MUST replace it or your back to square 1 week later.
9.) Tap in the hub using the same methods to put the wheel bearing back on.
** Your new wheel bearing should have the race, wheelbearing, and what not already on it.***
**If you don't take off the race from the hub you'll run into some problems***


To make things eaiser you can go to the autostore and buy a RACE WHEEL BEARING REMOVAL KIT.
its got all the stuff you need to put in or remove bearings and what not. Very good and cheap only $35, or for me $20 Any questions PM me.

If you guys screw up and need new seals, they are called the OUTER INNER SEAL for the drive axel side, INNER SEAL for the hub side, or just buy a WHEEL BEARING SEAL KIT. The kit is probbaly your best bet and the cheapest route to go, cause its got all the seals needed for the whole wheel. $25 at O'Rileys.

This post has been edited by soulshadow: Jan 25, 2006 - 9:10 AM