Does anyone know if there is a 'thrust' side to the rear wheel bearings, and if
so, which way should the side marked 'thrust' be installed in the hubs? I don't
remember seeing anything about that in my manuals last night.
- Bryan
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>Bryan,
>If your rear hubs are anything like mine... you wont need a press for the
>bearings, they almost fell out.
>Use lots of Hylomar on both sides of the paper gasket and all over the
>o-ring, this is where it works best. Don't buy any if you need some... I
>have lots.
>Good Luck,
>-Drew
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bryan Vandiver [mailto:Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM]
>Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:38 AM
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Rear hub seals
>
>
>I finally pulled one of my rear wheels last night to track down the oil
>leaks on
>both my rear wheels.
>The seals between the axle half-shafts/hub, were nice an dry, however, I can
>see
>definite oil seepage from the inside hub seal.
>To replace these, it looks like I'll have to pull the hubs, and press out
>the
>bearings and then the seals. Can I press in the new seal, and bearing with
>hand
>tools, or do I need a press??
>BTW - what size is the nut retaining the rear hub (1&7/8"?)?? when I
>originally
>installed them, the wheels studs were not installed, so I was able to use a
>crescent wrench, but now it looks like I'll need to get a socket, unless I
>feel
>like pounding on my nice replaced wheel studs.
>Also I notice the shop manuals dont give any specs for how tight the rear
>hub
>retaing nut should be, any pointere on that.
>
>Thanks - Bryan
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