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- From: dye@i88.isc.com (Ken R. Dye )
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Rear-end Bearings
- Message-ID: <1992Aug12.225146.15040@i88.isc.com>
- Date: 12 Aug 92 22:51:46 GMT
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- In article <VBREAULT.92Aug12072856@rinhp750.gmr.com> vbreault@rinhp750.gmr.com (Val Breault) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug11.221947.18634@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> jimo@navaho.uucp (25656-o'keefe) writes:
- >
- > I have a 87 Chevy G20 Van with a bad rear-end bearing. The symptoms
- > are that I hear and feel a rumbling sound from the rear of the van
- > from 45 MPH and above. I isolated it to the passenger side rear
- > wheel by running the van in drive with the wheel raised. In that
- > mode I can hear the same sound from that side only. Also, I can feel
- > a little play in the wheel hub on that side. I've already totally
- > rebuilt the drive shaft.
- >
- > Presuming my diagnosis is right, how difficult is it the replace the
- > outer bearings (right & left)? I never done this before but I have the
- > HELM shop manual and it seems to be do-able. If I do it, I plan to rent
- > a bearing puller. Do I NEED a bearing insertion tool also or can I
- > get by with common tools? My auto part supplier gave me an overview of
- > the job..
- >
- >It's an easy job Jim. Basically, the bearing is pressed onto the axle
- >and the unit is slid into the housing. The whole works is held in place
- >by a retainer plate that bolts to the axle housing through holes in the
- >brake backing plate. The bearing is a tight fit into the housing so a
- >puller is probably necessary to remove it and a few taps from a hammer
- >onto the end of the axle will be necessary to install it.
-
- Cheap way to remove the axle (without puller) is to undo
- the bolts, put the tire back on *with just a few turns on each
- lug nut*. Push the tire all the way in, and then give it a hard
- yank towards you...a few of these and the axle should pop right out.
-
- --Ken
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