MCfan Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 This topic has been covered in several prior forum threads and they were a great help and encouragement to me as I took on this project last Thursday. A special thanks to Bob Forster (bobsmc) for sharing his innovative way of driving out old bearings and to Winston Wolf for his great pictorial series on rebuilding a 12-bolt! I just wanted to acknowledge the contributions of other more experienced members and encourage any other novices like myself to consider taking on this project if they have the need and interest. As usual, I have prepared a photo journal intended to help novices, not experienced mechanics. There are undoubtedly several ways to do this repair project and some are probably better than others, but at least this is one way that worked for me. Here's the link to my project photo journal on Photobucket: Replacing Rear Wheel Bearings and Seals As usual, after clicking on the link, you must click on the first photo to see the caption below it and then you can advance through the photos with captions by clicking on the right pointing arrow. The photo below is just one of 58 from the journal. Hope it will be of use to someone someday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 very nice write up Dennis every time I have tried to replace an axle bearing, I destroying it before getting it out, and end up cutting the outer shell with a die grinder to remove it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72-CLASSIC_RIDE Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Nicely done Dennis. Me likey! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 That is a very nice write up and helpful for others wanting to tackle the job, very well documented. Maybe it should be added to the technical info and you should think about doing a writeup for the newsletter. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGD72Monte Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Great album, I did my 10 bolt as part of a rear end overhaul a while back so it was out of the car which made some of those steps a little easier. Good job and fast! You seem to be immune to the power of the snowball, good on you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 We'll add that to the archives. Thanks for taking the time to put that all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Way to go Dennis. Nice write up. That will come in handy for many people. Thanks for taking the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Very well-done Dennis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Great writeup/photos. I have a front wheel bearing photo journal in the gallery. Looks like we had the same idea to drive in the new bearing using some pvc pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo's70MCs Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Great write-up! You can't buy repair manuals with as much detail. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Very nice! Thank you. I had to do this several years ago and found the right axle was badly worn so I got an off set bearing. Never had any leakage, I was trying to fix a vibration with slight noise. I also replaced the rear U joint and rt ft (made in China) rotor bearing race. Lt ft was USA. I felt funny what I saw the CHINA on the box the one rotor was in and USA on the other but didn't act on it then. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom71 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Fantastic write-up. I will use this write-up if I ever tackle this job. Members like Dennis really set this club above and beyond expectations. Thanks for a terrific procedure. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Dennis Thanks for taking the time to write this up, for us visual guys it makes the job a lot easier. I'm sure I will be taking this on in the near future.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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