At 06:33 AM 3/11/01 , John Hobson wrote:
>The front wheel bearings on my 1500 need replacing, how easy is this to
>do? Do I need any special tools? I have looked in my Haynes manual and
>it appears to be relatively straight forward. I am a complete novice
>with cars, but would like to attempt to do this job myself, otherwise I
>will pay a garage to do it.
The front wheel bearings are of conventional design, but the seals can be
a pain to install without damaging them. Once I ended up having
to take the felt from the new seals and glue it to the original
metal piece, because I had bent the new metal piece while trying
to pound it in.
One suggestion: If necessary, replace the large washers that go
between the outer bearing and the nut. They can get scored over
time, which can make it hard to adjust the bearings properly.
Good Luck,
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
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