[T3] Replacing Real Wheel Bearings
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Fri Jul 22 08:23:37 PDT 2011
In a message dated 7/22/2011 9:48:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dougbrashear at yahoo.com writes:
Hello all,
I've been doing more of the rework on my '73 Fasty recently...I'm done
with the
major elements of the front end, and have now moved to the rear. What I'm
wondering is:
- is it possible to replace the rear wheel bearings (e.g. at least the
outer
roller bearing) without removing the CVs, drive shafts and stub axles?
- does removing the CVs and axle merely involve undoing all the 6mm allen
bolts
and removing the assemblies? Or do I need to remove the transmission, and
then
all of this stuff from the car to do so?
I was thinking it would be good to replace both the outer roller bearings
and
inner ball bearings, as well as regrease the CVs (they're fine otherwise),
but
want to make sure I allocate enough time to get the job done.
Yes, this can all be done with the trans in the car. You do need to remove
the drive axle though, as there's a snap ring in there that has to come out
before the bearings can be removed. Remove the drive axle before raising
the car, and or removing the tire, as it'll make it easier on you. That nut
is torqued to 217 ft lbs.
Bob 65 Notch S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia (Wolfie)
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