Bryan,
At least on the bearings I had, they had markings on which way to install.
I don't remember exactly how it was done, but it was very clear as to the
placement. Also, if they just fall out , like Andrew mentioned, I'd go
searching for new hubs, or take the hubs to a machine shop and have them
fixed. I had this problem where the bearings were fairly loose. The old
bearings worked ok, but once the new ones were put in, I had a terrible
shake in the rear end of the car. Got a set of used hubs, put the bearings
in, and presto, problem solved.
I forgot to mention in my earlier post, but a good hub puller is a
necessity. Luckily I had a 3/4" wide, thick piece of metal I could use as
the anchor point for the puller. Otherwise, that portion of the removal can
be a pain.
Greg Gowins
'69 Sprite
Dublin, CA
----- Original Message -----
From Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver at Eng.Sun.COM>
To: <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>; <Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 2:43 PM
Subject: RE: Rear hub seals
> Does anyone know if there is a 'thrust' side to the rear wheel bearings,
and if
> so, which way should the side marked 'thrust' be installed in the hubs? I
don't
> remember seeing anything about that in my manuals last night.
>
> - Bryan
>
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> >To: Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com
> >Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: Rear hub seals
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> >
> >Bryan,
> >If your rear hubs are anything like mine... you wont need a press for the
> >bearings, they almost fell out.
> >Use lots of Hylomar on both sides of the paper gasket and all over the
> >o-ring, this is where it works best. Don't buy any if you need some... I
> >have lots.
> >Good Luck,
> >-Drew
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bryan Vandiver [mailto:Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM]
> >Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:38 AM
> >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Rear hub seals
> >
> >
> >I finally pulled one of my rear wheels last night to track down the oil
> >leaks on
> >both my rear wheels.
> >The seals between the axle half-shafts/hub, were nice an dry, however, I
can
> >see
> >definite oil seepage from the inside hub seal.
> >To replace these, it looks like I'll have to pull the hubs, and press out
> >the
> >bearings and then the seals. Can I press in the new seal, and bearing
with
> >hand
> >tools, or do I need a press??
> >BTW - what size is the nut retaining the rear hub (1&7/8"?)?? when I
> >originally
> >installed them, the wheels studs were not installed, so I was able to use
a
> >crescent wrench, but now it looks like I'll need to get a socket, unless
I
> >feel
> >like pounding on my nice replaced wheel studs.
> >Also I notice the shop manuals dont give any specs for how tight the rear
> >hub
> >retaing nut should be, any pointere on that.
> >
> >Thanks - Bryan
>
>
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