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fleetwoodguy79

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I have a left side wheel bearing thats gone bad. Is there any way to repack it? I really don't want to spend $100 on a new one, but if I have to I will! I've never done one before, is it hard to do? Supposedly all I need to do is take off all the brake hardware, then there are 4 bolts right? Thanks everyone!

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They're not designed to be repacked. That doesn't mean you can't, but it's probably not worth trying since a lot of it is press-fit together.

 

Yes, just 4-bolts hold it on. This is the rear, I'm guessing? Front will need the hub nut removed and the axle pressed out of the hub.

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If it has a plastic seal you could maybe stick a grease needle into it and work good grease into it and then seal the hole back up by melting and smearing the plastic, what your esentially doing is masking a big underlying problem that a sealed for life bearing is dead and gone

 

Just replace it and new aint bad for $80-100, good for 100k and its only your wheel thats spinning on the bastard :roll:

I guess if your car only goes 35mph or under anything is better than nothing, most hit the hyway tho

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Did this last summer, around 130k miles on the 95 Cutty convertible.

 

Front one is NOT pressed on, they are just a tight fit. Take off the big axle nut (22mm i think), then take out the four bolts from behind the hub, saturate everything with penetrant. Take a lunch break. Take 2x4 and gentle start pounding. Spray more penetrant. Eat dinner. Pound some more, again with a wood block. :)

 

My point is, not pressed, just likely seized due to corrosion. Once you break the rust it'll fall off like butter.

 

Oh, and I would put on 4 brand new mounting bolts. They're fairly cheap and a safety concern in my opinion, especially if they're notably rusty.

 

$100 from store sounds right.

 

Brian

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