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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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wheel bearing

Im thinking about changing wheel bearing in my stock rear end with drums, do i need also to buy new seals? I can feel a little play when shacking with the wheel, and its quite noisy. Im trying to collect parts first before going to shop.

So far i found i need these parts:
bearing:
http://info.rockauto.com/BCA/Detail2...A_5707_ANG.JPG

seals:
http://info.rockauto.com/BCA/Detail2...P-5707_ANG.JPG
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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Re: wheel bearing

Yes you'll need new seals.

The "inner race" of the bearing is the axle itself. So if the bearings are actually bad, so are the axles. In which case, if your car is a 90-up, you'll do better to buy an axle kit, like this one.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:00 AM
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Re: wheel bearing

Im trying to stay on the budget, so i ordered just bearing and seal, hoping axles are not as bad that they need to be replaced. But still im paying over 120$ for these parts, shipping to Europe sucks. Im not going to change these parts, but does the shop have to disengage axle shafts in the differential or they will be able to change them thru drum brakes? If there is no need to work on differential, then my friend should be able to do it for me.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:18 AM
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Re: wheel bearing

Yeah, you have to remove the axle shafts to replace the bearings, but it's really not hard to do at all. In most cases, I can have both axles removed in less than a half hour. Getting the old bearing out of the axle tube is the hard part. You really need an axle bearing puller to get them out. It's basically a slide hammer with hooks on the end. Here in the states, you can usually rent a puller from most auto parts stores. Since you've already ordered the parts, I'm probably too late with this suggestion, but you can also buy axle bearings that are offset so that they ride on the unused part of the axle bearing surface. These eliminate the need for a new axle shaft when the bearing surface is messed up. Any halfway decent repair manual should explain how to remove the axle shafts and replace the bearings/seals.
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