danzick Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 so my car was making a nasty clunk and griding noise, and i thought it was the cv axle at first, and now i have found out its one of the wheel bearings as it is coming out in pieces. it appears there is 2 bearings on that assembly that holds the end of the cv axle, and its the inner one that is shot. how do i get a new one in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Front or back. Either way there are a couple good writeups on here when others have done it. Its not super easy the 1st time you do it but it can be done. Use the search function and look up wheel bearing. You should find lots of results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 front http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=77491 rear http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=112226 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deener Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 If you plan on doing the wheel bearings, I would assume you are doing the oil seals there too. Make a mental note of the direction that the seals are sitting before you pull them off so they go back on the correct way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 One thing that helped me when I did mine, was putting the bearings in the freezer the night before, and after the knuckle was clean, putting the knuckle in the oven at 150 degrees. A LOT less beating involved. Getting the bearings from a bearing supplier instead of a parts house will save you $$, plus you can also run sealed bearings, which last longer and don't rely on the stock seals. The bearing number is 6207. The sealed ones are 6207-2RS. I recently bought a full set of 6207-2RS(4 bearings) of front bearings for $50($12 each), instead of napa/carquest/autozone's $42 for one unsealed. Mcguire Bearing is the place I went, they had 80 of them instock at the Seattle warehouse last I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 oh man i wish i would have read your guy's posts before going to the parts store. i paid 20 bucks a bearing. the seals are real cheap tho. they had to order one in for me and its gonna be here to day so we will see how it goes. i got them out easily without taking that whole assembly off. and i have one of the bearings in the freezer, and ill be sure to put the other one in when i get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 that is not a bad price. I paid 80 bucks for a bearing once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 so i get real annoyed when i have to beat on stuff. especially when its hard to beat evenly on something and i was too lazy to take it all the way off, so i made a little press type deal and it worked really good incase anyone wants to do what i did. i just used a long bolt, and found some big washers that worked with the old bearing. and i ground the old bearing down a little bit. and had a plate on one side. when i put the bearings in, i tightened the bolt, and it sucked the bearings right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 ^I like this puller^ The only thing I like beating on is my wongleflute and that gets annoying too, my tool to remedy that has 2 big Jugs, 1 nice can, and a little tuna shute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 oh boy, haha but yea it worked great. got her back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Love the puller. way cool. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 thanks, when i was trying to get the bearing in, it was going in crooked, so i just some how thought of this ider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 thanks, when i was trying to get the bearing in, it was going in crooked, so i just some how thought of this ider. I never have the tools to do what I need, so this sort of stuff is cool. Gives me ideas of how to make stuff up to get things done without the proper tool. Would have made that trailer wheel bearing job much easier today if I had one of those... ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 What I did was cut the outer race from an old 6207 in half and weld it back together (this shrank it so it fits without interferance into the knuckle) and then welded a pipe nipple to it and threaded a pipe cap onto it. I use it to either press the bearings in on my press or more typically to knock them in with a dead-blow. The fit is not that tight and they go in easily if you insure there is no burrs or imperfections in the bearing pocket. Don't forget the spacer! GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 yeah luckely my dads got a decent shop with a few tools in it, so there is usually all kinds of junk laying around i can make into a tool haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 What I did was cut the outer race from an old 6207 in half and weld it back together (this shrank it so it fits without interferance into the knuckle) and then welded a pipe nipple to it and threaded a pipe cap onto it. I use it to either press the bearings in on my press or more typically to knock them in with a dead-blow. The fit is not that tight and they go in easily if you insure there is no burrs or imperfections in the bearing pocket. Don't forget the spacer! GD oh man forgetting that spacer would really make a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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