Wheel Bearings

[TEXWS6]

Pulled off the hubs to paint, should i go ahead and replace the bearings inside of the hubs? I have a 2001, and it sees sand mostly. If i should replace, what brand? Do they need to be pressed back by a machinist?? Sorry for the newbie questions.

[illboogie]

i went to ebay and typed in banshee bearings and got a whole front set pretty cheap

[Skiddz]

Pivot works makes a set of bearings/seals for that banshee. Right about $30 for both sides. No need to haul it off to a machine shop to remove/replace 'em.

 

Pry the oil seals out with a screwdriver being careful not to scratch the inner race of the hub.

 

Get a brass drift punch small enough to fit down inside the hub and catch the edge of one of the bearings with it. Give it a whack and then move the drift to the opposite side of the bearing and give it a whack. "See saw" the bearing out that way then remove the center bushing.

 

Find a deep socket that'll just fit inside the hub and slide it in. whack the socket with a brass hammer (Brass won't f**k up your socket) until the bearing pops loose.

 

To put 'em back, get the new bearings lined up, place a block of wood on them and whack 'em in until they're flush. Use your socket and brass hammer to drive 'em in all the way. Press in the oil seals as far as you can by hand then finished up with the wood block and the hammer. A large plastic mallet will work by itself as well.

 

If you want, you can heat the hubs for a few mins in your oven to ease both removal and reinstallation.

 

Just make sure you get the center bushing installed the same way it came out..

 

Good luck!

[TEXWS6]

appreciate all the info