Friday, July 24, 2009

Headache of the century!

I had a terrible vibration that kept getting worse and worse. It felt like it was coming from the rear, so i jacked the car up and my driver's side wheel has a LOT of play in it... It was time to pull the bearings and install new ones. Little did I know how much of a pain in the ass it was going to be. When i pulled out the bearing it fell apart and looked like this. Using a bit of heat and a home-made bearing puller, I was able to get the rest if it out. Installation was way simpler than the removal. I put the wheel bearing in the freezer and it pretty much slid right into place with minimal pressure! After doing one side, I asked my dad to make me a more solid plate so I could push/pull the other bearing in and out more easily.