04-10-2016, 09:27 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Coral Springs FL
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Originally Posted by jdraupp
Great thread, I know I'm eventually due for this and wishing I wasn't.
Just curious. Why is it that the rear bearings are always changed and not the front?
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I guess it has to do with the fact that this is the driving Axle, and the tires are much bigger. Don't know about you, but I just love going hard into a corner :dance:
I can just imagine what the poor bearings have to go thru every time I'm doing that 
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04-11-2016, 09:40 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Seattle
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Originally Posted by Meir
Don't know about you, but I just love going hard into a corner :dance:
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I can't lie, I like to test how fast I can go into a corner without breaking the rear end loose 
By the way, great job Steve! always good seeing another boxster owner DIY. 
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04-11-2016, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: FL
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Originally Posted by Dubaday
By the way, great job Steve! always good seeing another boxster owner DIY. |
I love it! Without the DIY I would probably go broke... But now if I do a job like this, even though the parts may be pricy, think about how much $$$ I am saving 
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04-11-2016, 03:36 PM
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Location: California Central Coast
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Originally Posted by steved0x
I love it! Without the DIY I would probably go broke... But now if I do a job like this, even though the parts may be pricy, think about how much $$$ I am saving |
This is great! Since I have 92k on clock I expect this job is in the near future. I am wondering where one would rent the SIR tool, at $660 It is too pricey to use once and throw into my tool kit!
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04-10-2016, 10:30 AM
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Good point, I will remove the sensor, it is still on, I would hate to break it...
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04-10-2016, 11:57 AM
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Location: FL
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Bearing 1 installed... With the retainer plate loosely on so I don't forget
Now to pull the inner race off the hub.
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04-10-2016, 12:03 PM
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1999 base
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Coral Springs FL
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Good job Steve.
You can tighten the plate if you wish, as it doesn't need to be removed for the rest of the process.
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04-10-2016, 12:38 PM
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Location: FL
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Originally Posted by Meir
Good job Steve.
You can tighten the plate if you wish, as it doesn't need to be removed for the rest of the process. |
I was too lazy to go upstairs and look up the torque spec so I left it loose
Edit: 37nm/27 ft/lbs for those that may come upon this thread at a later date...
Last edited by steved0x; 04-11-2016 at 10:58 AM.
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04-13-2016, 10:21 AM
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Chatted with Bruce at arnnworx and it sounds like his $98 tool would work to extract and install both fronts and backs for a base or S boxster. More details to come. He can also cut a different size extraction or insertion plate for an extra $20 - I'm going to see if he can just make a kit for the Boxster, maybe one of us can test it for him? Not me since mine will already be installed by then
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04-13-2016, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Emerald City
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Originally Posted by steved0x
Chatted with Bruce at arnnworx and it sounds like his $98 tool would work to extract and install both fronts and backs for a base or S boxster. More details to come. He can also cut a different size extraction or insertion plate for an extra $20 - I'm going to see if he can just make a kit for the Boxster, maybe one of us can test it for him? Not me since mine will already be installed by then |
Does his tool make it easier than it would be with the sir tool?
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04-14-2016, 05:13 AM
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Location: FL
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Originally Posted by jdraupp
Does his tool make it easier than it would be with the sir tool?
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It would be roughly the same as the SIR tool with one major difference - the SIR tool can pull the hub, the Arnnworx tool cannot pull the hub, you would have to find a way to do that, such as a slide hammer or using bolts threaded through the hub to press on the wheel carrier and push the hub back out.
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04-14-2016, 11:20 PM
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Location: Emerald City
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Originally Posted by steved0x
It would be roughly the same as the SIR tool with one major difference - the SIR tool can pull the hub, the Arnnworx tool cannot pull the hub, you would have to find a way to do that, such as a slide hammer or using bolts threaded through the hub to press on the wheel carrier and push the hub back out.
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So I guess the big question is, is the sir tool worth the extra cost for that feature?
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04-15-2016, 09:07 AM
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Location: FL
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Originally Posted by jdraupp
So I guess the big question is, is the sir tool worth the extra cost for that feature?
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Watching this video, he makes it look easy to press off the hub using the lug bolt holes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4PK1jXhppE
I used the SIR tool, and the tool was easier than this I bet
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