Bearing Replacement Question

[marcusa]

I'm getting ready to do mine sometime this week and read up on the details on the Chilton's Manual I got. There it says to remove 2/3 of the brake fluid before messing with/removing the caliper. I have never heard of (or done) this. Anyone here have a clue as to if it is a necessary precaution or just hogwash on the service manual?

[CowboyBilly9Mile]

Well, what they are probably telling you to do in the service proceedure is to remove the calipers, and along with that they are telling you to compress the pistons back into the caliper (to some extent). By doing this you are displacing fluid from the caliper to the M/C and if the M/C is properly filled then it would overflow. That equates to a mess and cleanup and brake fluid eats into paint. So now that this is understood, you can do as I normally do. Look at your fluid level before driving the piston into the caliper and keep an eye on the fluid level in the M/C as the piston is being driven. You won't have to drive the piston in far since all you are doing is gaining minimal clearance to get the caliper off, and for that matter you may not even have to drive the piston into the caliper.

[Paul79UF]

are you using a chinese replacement bearing or an oem part?

 

my car developed a loud pop when doing parking lot manuevers....and i think my cheap timken chinese bearing is to blame

[94CutlassSLCoupe]

Timken bearings shouldn't be chinese

 

A loud pop usually means the CV axle is starting to go