Dave Baccarini wrote:
> jim, I just got everything apart to do wheel maintenance. have you had any
> problems getting the inner bearings out. the shop manual says to turn hub
> face up and bank out the bearing with a punch. I tried this and it didn't
> budge. I was wondering if I pull the seal out will it come out easier. where
> can I get all those parts anyway. also did you ever change the shocks? I'm
> having trouble finding a matching shock. I have a 1975 31' sovereign. thank
> for any help you can give me.
>
> dave
> south carolina
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> On Behalf Of Jim Dunmyer
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 12:53 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of VACList
> Subject: [VAC] wheel bearings
>
> I did my annual wheel bearing repack and brake adjustment a couple of
> weeks ago. It was interesting to find one of the outer bearings with
> 'spalled' rollers; they looked and felt very rough, probably due to
> inadaquet hardening during manufacture. Hard telling how long that
> bearing might have gone before failing completely.
>
> Fortunately, I had a spare bearing on hand, so the job wasn't held up
> while I ran to NAPA for another.
>
> It had been about 10,000 miles since the last repack.
>
> Moral of the story? Don't neglect those wheel bearings!!
>
> <<Jim>>
>
Here's a mechanics trick for removing the inner bearing without tearing up the
seal or bearing.
Remove the dust cap, cotter pin, castle nut, D washer and outer bearing. Replace
the washer and castle nut several turns. Grasp the outsides of the hub/drum
assembly and move it toward you. When you feel it stop against the inner
bearing, move away a short distance and pull back sharply toward you. This uses
the D washer to press out the seal and bearing. Both should come out uninjured.
It is a particularly good idea to use this method on the older axles with felt
grease seals. These old seals are either not easily found or are prohibitively
expensive.
Charlie
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