black sunshine Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 put the bearings in your freezer the night before you install them , the cold will shrink them down a bit , makes installing them a bit easier. :thumbsup: Also, dont hit the inner ring of the bearing when tapping them in or you will wreck them. If you have a socket that fits in the carrier bore and is contacting only the outer ring of the bearing that will work. I made a puller with a piece of all-thread and nuts and assorted size washers on both sides. Make sure your carrier bore is free of nicks and burrs from when you drifted the old bearings out, or you'll have a real hard time getting the new ones in... :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
differentstrokes Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Differentstrokes... When I go to the auto parts store looking for one of these zerks is that the real name for it. Also when I go to remove the axle from the carrier I have to take off one hub correct? No since in removing both if I can pull it straight out without removing the other. Anyways I dont have a hub puller that some guys on here where talking about. What is a good method of removing one of these w/out bending it up. Would a few nice hits with a rubber mallet do the trick? I would take the locknut off along with the tire and hub on the sprocket side and push or tap the end of the axle with a mallet. If your worried about hitting the threads on the axle ends, just screw the nut back onto the axle flush. Don't forget to raise the caliper off of the rotor too. As far as the zerks, just ask for grease fittings. Also make sure you clean all of the splines and grease them too when reinstalling it, I would go ahead and take all the hubs off and clean and grease them too while you're at it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87sheerips Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Sounds like you are kinda confuesed about this whole thing buddy. Again, buy a used one so you dont have to worry about/ and or fuck with anything. Thats what I would do if I didnt know what a zerk was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolved4g63 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I thought i read some where when you do the zerk mod to drill a hole in the sleeve as well so grease can get to the axle. Is that a goo thing to do or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trick2stroke Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I thought i read some where when you do the zerk mod to drill a hole in the sleeve as well so grease can get to the axle. Is that a goo thing to do or not? Not needed and entirely unbeneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96_banshee_96 Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 (edited) Sounds like you are kinda confuesed about this whole thing buddy. Again, buy a used one so you dont have to worry about/ and or fuck with anything. Thats what I would do if I didnt know what a zerk was! No not confused just like it says ANY TIPS OR TRICKS says it right in the topic. Havent really went out to the garage and started to mess with it yet. Yea thats good to here what you would do, the thing is im not you and I already ordered the bearings. Yea I dint know what the hell a zerk was because I dont spend my time at the auto parts strore examining there parts nor do me and my buddies sit around and talk about greaser zerks! Thanks for the helpful tip I will be going out in about a hour to replace these bastards :thumbsup: Edited March 23, 2007 by 96_banshee_96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black sunshine Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 No not confused just like it says ANY TIPS OR TRICKS says it right in the topic. Havent really went out to the garage and started to mess with it yet. Yea thats good to here what you would do, the thing is im not you and I already ordered the bearings. Yea I dint know what the hell a zerk was because I dont spend my time at the auto parts strore examining there parts nor do me and my buddies sit around and talk about greaser zerks! Thanks for the helpful tipI will be going out in about a hour to replace these bastards :thumbsup: Take note on the seals and put the new ones in the same way; lip facing in or out, I cant remember. Like Trick2Stroke said, you dont need a zerk on there. You can give a little shot of grease in the housing and smear some on the spacer (DONT FORGET THE SPACER!!!) when you install them. Too much grease will build up heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03sheerider Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 man am i glad i am a tech at a dealer, you all make things difficult. i just did my bearings in mine finished them today actually. i pulled the rear axle and carrier as an assembly. first step remove hub nuts and hubs, next preload nuts then pull the sproket hub off, mine was froze with rust, so i used a bearing seperator and put in a press and press the axle through. did the same exact thing with the carrier to get the bearings off the axle. using a bearing puller that you insert and it spreads out from the inside i pulled the bearings, cleaned everything up in the parts washer and reassembled. You can use a race/seal driver to hammer the bearings and seals in to the carrier and then slip in the axle and tighten everything up. To me ab0ut and hour and a half start to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolved4g63 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 man am i glad i am a tech at a dealer, you all make things difficult. i just did my bearings in mine finished them today actually. i pulled the rear axle and carrier as an assembly. first step remove hub nuts and hubs, next preload nuts then pull the sproket hub off, mine was froze with rust, so i used a bearing seperator and put in a press and press the axle through. did the same exact thing with the carrier to get the bearings off the axle. using a bearing puller that you insert and it spreads out from the inside i pulled the bearings, cleaned everything up in the parts washer and reassembled. You can use a race/seal driver to hammer the bearings and seals in to the carrier and then slip in the axle and tighten everything up. To me ab0ut and hour and a half start to finish. Did mine today as well. The long bolt method worked like a champ. Put the new bearings in the freezer for awile as well. No problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
. Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 ay ay ay.....so much good and bad information in this thread. The grease zerk is a great idea, and make sure you remove the inner seal. And drilling holes in the sleeve is a GREAT idea and greatly beneficial in keeping your axle from freezing to the sleeve and making it impossible to get your axle out. Trust me, the next time you change your bearings and your axle just slides right out, you'll be thankful you drilled a couple holes. As far as getting the axle out, dont bang on the end of the axle with a hammer unless you have a brass hammer and make sure the nut is flush with the edge of the axle. If you dont use brass, you can almost guarantee unless you hit completely flush every time that you can screw up the threads. And you'll have to go to the dealership for the die to clean them up cause its not something you'll find easy. Putting the bearings in the freezer is a great idea and will help a lot, just gotta keep them in there until your ready. Getting the bearings out, I ground down an extension so its pointed a little on the one side, use a screwdriver to slide the sleeve out of the way and work my way around the bearing on the other side till it comes out. Spraying pb blaster around the outside of the bearing will get it moving easier as well. Once you have the one out, I just use a socket and an extension to pop the other bearing out and to install the new ones. Throw some grease in the carrier and rub it around with your finger and make sure their are also no burrs. You can use the whole thread and bolts and washers but I dont change my bearings enough to go through making that up....and I'm to lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96_banshee_96 Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 (edited) I cant seem to get the axle out of the carrier :: Edited March 25, 2007 by 96_banshee_96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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