How to replace Front Wheel Bearings?

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Wed Jun 23 16:54:13 EDT 2004


The Hub Shark has cast iron backer plates that look to be close to 1/2 inch
thick.

At 01:32 PM 6/23/2004 -0500, Livolsi, Stephane wrote:
>Just adding my .02, the list chatter about home built and purchased
>bearing pullers inspired Tihol and I to build our own and we got a bunch
>of steel tubes and plates from the scrap yard.  Tried to pull the
>bearing out of my 88 5ktqa and no-go, it just bent the steel plate we
>used for backing.  It was well over 1/4" thick steel.  Ended up swapping
>a strut in from the parted out 5ktq sedan. One of these days I will take
>the avant strut to the shop and get the new bearing put in and reinstall
>it on the car, but it just isn't a priority right now.



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