wheel bearing life...
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wheel bearing life...
what is the life of our wheel bearings...?
ive never changed them but ive only had the car for about 10 months
im gonna dive in and check em tonite, and im hopin i dont have to replace them..has anybody had trouble with them or not or whatever....
i just keep having to learn about everything that goes wrong with my car one at a time....its almost like Rx7 101
ive never changed them but ive only had the car for about 10 months
im gonna dive in and check em tonite, and im hopin i dont have to replace them..has anybody had trouble with them or not or whatever....
i just keep having to learn about everything that goes wrong with my car one at a time....its almost like Rx7 101
Just thought I'd post my experience with the rear wheel bearings and seals. Just a highlight:
Remove axle nut, but don't take all the way off. I unscrewed it until it was even with the end of the axle. That way I could strike the end of the axle and the nut would absorb some of the shock. All you want to do is loosen the axle in the hub. The axle will stay in place when hub removed. Remove caliper and caliper bracket. Remove 2 phillips screws and remove rotors. If you don't have an impact driver to loosen the screws, you can drill the heads off, remove rotors, and take screws out with vise grips. To remove rotors if rusted to hub, place lug nuts on ends of studs to protect threads, and strike flat part of rotor, all around studs to break rust loose. If screws are destroyed, no need to replace them as they are not needed. Remove the 3 bolts behind the hub assembly. 1 @ 2 o'clock(rubber filled for DTSS system), 1 @ 6 o'clock, 1 @ 11 o'clock (remember the spacer when installing). Remove axle nut, and push axle in as you remove hub assembly. Axle will lay on trailing arm. If you have abs, which I doubt, be extremely careful in removing the sensors. They are very expensive. Take unit to shop to have hub removed, and bearings pressed.
Hope I remembered everything.
Remove axle nut, but don't take all the way off. I unscrewed it until it was even with the end of the axle. That way I could strike the end of the axle and the nut would absorb some of the shock. All you want to do is loosen the axle in the hub. The axle will stay in place when hub removed. Remove caliper and caliper bracket. Remove 2 phillips screws and remove rotors. If you don't have an impact driver to loosen the screws, you can drill the heads off, remove rotors, and take screws out with vise grips. To remove rotors if rusted to hub, place lug nuts on ends of studs to protect threads, and strike flat part of rotor, all around studs to break rust loose. If screws are destroyed, no need to replace them as they are not needed. Remove the 3 bolts behind the hub assembly. 1 @ 2 o'clock(rubber filled for DTSS system), 1 @ 6 o'clock, 1 @ 11 o'clock (remember the spacer when installing). Remove axle nut, and push axle in as you remove hub assembly. Axle will lay on trailing arm. If you have abs, which I doubt, be extremely careful in removing the sensors. They are very expensive. Take unit to shop to have hub removed, and bearings pressed.
Hope I remembered everything.