[urq] Two jobs I'm ready to do, any tips?

[MikeDes156 at aol.com]

OK, now that the weather is finally nice, there are a couple of jobs I want  
to do in the next couple of weeks on my 83 urq. First thing is to  replace the 
left front wheel bearing that has been getting a bit  noisier over the past 
couple of years. Question is, do I have to completely  remove the axle assembly 
and strut tower? Or is it possible to remove the hub,  pull the spline out of 
the bearing, and tap/hammer out the old bearing  while still on the car? I 
remember doing that on early VW's and Porsches. Second  job I want to complete 
is to replace the rear shock strut mounts. I replaced the  fronts a few weeks 
ago, and it was pretty easy to drop the shocks down slightly,  pull out the old 
mounts and add the new ones without removing the whole  assembly. The rears 
look to be too far into the body to replace that way.  Just wanted to know if 
there were any tips before I tackled those  jobs.



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