Hi all,



Finally pinned down the noise coming from the rear of my '88. Got bad enough now that I'm able to wiggle the wheel back and forth. I've got the section on replacing the bearing from the factory manual and I've got the new bearing. The manual talks about a bunch of different tools to do it. Is this something I can do with a vise, a big hammer and a socket to pound the bearing in and out? Does the coil spring need to be compressed to take off that knuckle? Thanks for any help.



Dave Kunkle

 

You need to unbolt the rear shock from lower arm, but do not need to compress it. You may need a hydraulic press to get the bearing out. They can sometimes be a huge pain.

 

i had rear wheel bearing go in my TII and a front bearing go in my old GTU. had to take it to have it pressed out. pep boys did have the bearing in stock though

 

FB01-26-151....



mike

 

Thanks for the reply. If I understand you right, I don't need all the fancy tools except for maybe a real press? I'll go ahead this weekend and do it myself. I managed to rebuild the whole suspension on my '71 vette with a vise, hammer and some creativity.

Not sure what I was thinking about the spring- that's only to change the shock, right? Never have done a strut before.

Any ideas on what the dealer would charge for the whole deal? The bearing alone cost $45 at O'Reilly's.

 

dealer would charge for what exactly?



any machine shop can press the bearing for you. just take off the rear hub.... its easy

 

ive been tempted to sell exchange FC rear suspension setups, bead blasted with dtss elimantor bushings, and new bearings so that way people can just swap the whole thing over...

 

yes please! :bigthumg:

 

oooh you'd make a killing!

 

if theres interest, ill do it. I have spare sets i can do.