Dave,
There may be good reasons why a skilled mechanic will not approve of my
method but I place the hub on a newspaper or piece of cardboard (castle nut
side up, brake drum side down) and insert a wood dowel or short piece of old
broom handle placed against one side of the inner bearing and tap with a
hammer. The seal and bearing always drops out easily. Using wood makes
damage to the bearing or race less likely. I suppose a wood chip or
splinter could remain in the bearing but the next step always includes
dropping the bearings in kerosene or solvent for a thorough cleaning anyway.
It works for me!
I used NAPA Gas Deluxe shocks, part number 94005, complete with new rubber
bushings, at approximately $18/per to replace the original Delco shocks on
my '66 Safari. The shocks are actually intended as replacements for the
front shocks of late '60s - 70s Chevy 1/2 ton pickups. My Safari is still
resting in my shop, not in use yet but I have towed it around the block a
couple of times and it feels fine. Others have mentioned they also used
similar Chevy shocks on other A/Ss.
Harvey
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Baccarini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 12:15 PM
Subject: [VAC] Re: wheel bearings
> 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>>
>
>
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