Rear Axle Bearing Carrier
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Rear Axle Bearing Carrier
In the process of putting everything back together and have a couple of questions regarding the rear axle bearing carrier.
Location A - I assume that this is the bearing and should rotate? In my bearing carrier, the bearing seems to be locked into place.
Is that bearing (both sides sopp. to rotate?
Location B - Seal
I tried to remove this with a screwdriver.. seems like it is glued into place...
Anysuggestion on how to remove?
In the end is this bearing carrier shot?
Location A - I assume that this is the bearing and should rotate? In my bearing carrier, the bearing seems to be locked into place.
Is that bearing (both sides sopp. to rotate?
Location B - Seal
I tried to remove this with a screwdriver.. seems like it is glued into place...
Anysuggestion on how to remove?
In the end is this bearing carrier shot?
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The kit from allballs has everything, seals and all. I have noticed that those bearings are hard to turn anyway once they are installed. Instead of turning by hand shove your axle through them and then turn it. See if it moves smoothly or not. You won't be able to see if they are turning with the seal and washer installed. I had some that seemed bad but once they were pulled out they were fine. Almost like our bearing carrier is just a hair too small.
And retail on the kit is only 50 bucks. 4 bearings and 2 seals.
And retail on the kit is only 50 bucks. 4 bearings and 2 seals.
I dont know if you guys ever do it but I always carefully pry the seals off the bearings and fill them with grease or semifluid. Then they will last for years and years. New bearings have almost no lube in them so any moisture that gets in there trashes them quickly. I started doing this about 10 years ago and have never had a bearing failure since.
QUOTE (wistech @ Apr 15 2005, 10:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I dont know if you guys ever do it but I always carefully pry the seals off the bearings and fill them with grease or semifluid. Then they will last for years and years. New bearings have almost no lube in them so any moisture that gets in there trashes them quickly. I started doing this about 10 years ago and have never had a bearing failure since.
I know this is an old post, but I did some checking today on some bearings I am about to install. Wistech, you aint lying. I was amazed at the lack of grease. Here is the before and after. I will always do this in the future.
The perfect setup is to drill out the carrier, install a zerk fitting. Then, pop both seals from the inner bearing, and inner seal from the outer bearing. After installing the bearings into the carrier, pump it full of grease. Use new seals.
If you freeze the bearings before installation, they will fall into place.
Getting them out is also very easy, take a torch and heat the outside of the carrier until they fall out.
If you freeze the bearings before installation, they will fall into place.
Getting them out is also very easy, take a torch and heat the outside of the carrier until they fall out.