by "Stewart DIBBS" <sjd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 17, 2008 at 07:33 AM
"Gyzmologist" <ru-nuts@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:r8eNj.11275$CO2.3742@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Once you get the axle out and the knuckle removed, there is a snap ring
> behind the inboard seal that holds the bearings in place.
Correct, but the snap ring is just a safety precaution. The bearing itself
requires a hydraulic press to get it out and back in. You WON'T be able to
hammer it as it needs about two tons (sometimes more) of pressure to do
it.
By all means get the knuckle off yourself and take it a shop to be
pressed.
Replace both the seals when you do the bearing.
The groaning noise is more likely to be a dragging caliper than a wheel
bearing. Back your pads off with a screw driver and rotate the wheel. It
should run absolutely smooth. Any slop or roughness means the bearing is
shot.
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regards
Stewart DIBBS
www.pixcl.com/lancerproject
