Rear Wheel Bearing replacement questions

[insite]

the rears are kind of a pain without the in-car bearing puller set. without it, you'll need to pull off the entire wheel carrier and use a press.

if you need the puller set, you can rent it from me.....

[sasha055]

Thanks for all the advise!

I have the SIR Bearing Puller I borrowed it from a coworker, however it doesn't have HUB Puller so I'm going to use generic HUB Puller.
I was asking about HUB because with full SIR set you pull the HUB after the axle is out.. with generic puller I'll have to pull the HUB before I take the axle out since it's the 3 legged one that had a bolt pushing on axle.

Thanks
Sasha

[Gilles]

Sasha,

Before you start disassembling anything, be sure that you have ALL the tools that you MAY need, because it's very frustrating to get stuck on the middle of a repair by not having the right tools or the correct spare parts, ask me how I know...

Originally Posted by sasha055

Thanks for all the advise!

I have the SIR Bearing Puller I borrowed it from a coworker, however it doesn't have HUB Puller so I'm going to use generic HUB Puller.
I was asking about HUB because with full SIR set you pull the HUB after the axle is out.. with generic puller I'll have to pull the HUB before I take the axle out since it's the 3 legged one that had a bolt pushing on axle.

Thanks
Sasha

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by sasha055

Thanks for all the advise!

I have the SIR Bearing Puller I borrowed it from a coworker, however it doesn't have HUB Puller so I'm going to use generic HUB Puller.
I was asking about HUB because with full SIR set you pull the HUB after the axle is out.. with generic puller I'll have to pull the HUB before I take the axle out since it's the 3 legged one that had a bolt pushing on axle.

Thanks
Sasha

Actually, the SIR kit can pull the hub. You just use only the small nut on the backside of the hub.

[sasha055]

One more question.. how do I get the ineer side of bearing off the hub?
After I get the hub out, bearing will break.. how should I get it off the hub?

Thanks
Sasha

[insite]

Originally Posted by sasha055

One more question.. how do I get the ineer side of bearing off the hub?
After I get the hub out, bearing will break.. how should I get it off the hub?

Thanks
Sasha

i usually use a press. since it sounds like you don't have one, i'd place a metal block over the hole in the hub and use a standard puller.

[Lucky]

You can also dremel 90% of the way through it and then use a chisel to crack the last bit and expand the race so it slips off the hub.

[sasha055]

One more question, can I grease the bearing? It seems that it would go easier if it's greased.. is it a wise thing to do?

Thanks
Sasha