Rear wheel bearings finished!

Now that I have the axles out of the old outer bearings and all cleaned up, its time to prep and install the new rear wheel bearings.

Pack those bearings extremely well with grease.

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I'm sure there are better wheel bearing greases out there but this one was listed for Japanese wheel bearings and I don't know any better. :)

Sealed side goes toward the wheel studs.

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Slather the bearing surfaces on the axle with anti-seize.

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Like dis.

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Then I pressed the axle into the bearing.

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Easy.

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(NOTE: I edited out the two hours if fussing and cussing) lol

and whammy!

Grease them all up with spacers and studs.

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Then we move onto the inner bearings.

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Pressed them in with the same machine.

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I missed a pic of the grease seal under the flange but I'm sure you can picture it.

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Booyah. Repeat.

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Just need a fresh coat of ugly-b-gone!

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Outer Rear Wheel Bearing Removal

After asking everyone I could think of and searching for an answer, it seemed like my only option for removing the outer rear wheel bearings from my stub axles was to go to a shop and have them pulled.

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As you might have been able to guess, this is not an option for me, as I am extraordinarily pig headed and cheap. Enter Harbor Freight.

For $49.99 I bought this.

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A full wheel bearing puller set.

Setup was straight forward enough.

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I set the contraption very loosely in my vise so it still has room to expand, but won't spin. The threaded rod on the top pushes against the axle while the silver bearing pullers lift the bearing off the stub axle.

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A few spins of the breaker bar and shablam.

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There are two surfaces on the stub axle that need to be pulled through the bearing.

Repeat with both sides and you're done!

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I had this whole job done in about 45 minutes both sides.
I very highly recommend this kit as long as it fits your specific wheel bearings. On my 73 240z it just barely fit.

Raw

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F*cking Outer Rear Wheel Bearings!

If anyone knows how to remove the outer rear wheel bearings (Green) from the stub axles and can tell me how to do it myself, I will ship you an early Christmahannukwanzikah present.

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What a pain in my @$$.

Gold Lugs Crew

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