Dave,
If you pull the seal, the inner bearing will fall out. Some seals come
out harder than others; I normally use a BIG screwdriver or small pry
bar. I don't like to use a punch on the bearing because you can damage
it. Do one wheel at a time and keep the bearings with their respective
wheels, as they're worn in to the outer races. If you need to replace a
bearing, it's best to replace the outer race also; those can be driven
out with a punch from the opposite side.
NOTE! When using a punch on a bearing, be sure to wear safety glasses,
and it's best to not use a hardened punch. Either the punch or the
bearing can chip and you don't know where the pieces will fly. I once
had a piece of punch embedded in my arm and had to have a doctor cut it
out. That was from using a hard punch on a bearing. I usually use a
piece of rod as my punch for driving bearings.
My '68 G.T. needed shocks and I got them at the local NAPA store. Just
took an old one with me and had them match it up.
<<Jim>>
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-----
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> 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>>
>
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