I am new to this list, so I thought I would introduce myself with a
typical British car story.
How to Replace Worn Rear Wheel Bearings
1. Remove hub assembly/rear half shaft from car.
2. Remove hub from half shaft with 8-ton capacity gear puller, heating
it with a propane torch. When gear puller breaks, don't forget to duck
to miss flying pieces.
3. Thank Sears for their no-questions-asked hand tool replacement policy.
4. Take the hub/shaft assembly to a shop with a hydraulic press. Press the
assembly with 20 tons of pressure. Thank the man for his effort when
this does not budge the hub.
5. Take the hub/shaft assembly to a shop that specializes in British Leyland
cars. Have them press the assembly with 30 tons of pressure.
6. Have them press the assembly with 30 tons of pressure, while heating
it red-hot.
7. Wait for about a week for the Snap-on man to bring the English car
specialist a special die to recut the threads on the now dissasembled
hub assembly and half shaft with custom squashed and mushroomed end.
8. Pay the British car specialist and thank them. They will, at this point,
assure you that the shaft is "good as new."
9. Replace the bearings and reassemble the shaft/hub.
10. Drive the car regularly for 2-3 months.
11. Drive the car about 65 down a major freeway in the center lane during
Friday 5 o'clock traffic near a major city. Continue at this speed
until the weakened tip of the half shaft breaks off and your left
rear tire passes you on the right.
12. Manuver through traffic and into the center gaurdrail.
13. Wait 3 hours as hundreds of cars (including your roommate and 3 police
officers) pass by you without noticing you are gutting a car of everything
of value.
14. When the towtruck doesn't come, call another one.
15. Tow the car to a body shop that specializes in English cars. Expect
to pay them more than the car is worth to fix your now-totaled
Triumph. (Also expect it to take at least 6 months to repair it.)
16. Replace the whole assembly with a decent hub/shaft assembly from a
junkyard like you should have done in the first place.
17. Curse at Triumph for not providing a way to grease the damn thing.
Simple.
By the way... Is there a FAQ?
-mark
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