[Shotimes] Wheel Bearing replacement?

Kirk Doucette Kirk.doucette@verizon.net
Fri, 4 Jul 2003 17:12:12 -0400


Wheel studs?  On a front bearing replacement? Its just a bearing, unless
your getting some kit that has the bearing mounted to the rotating assembly.


Kirk J Doucette
NESHOC President
Stormtrooper-97 White

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of James White
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 11:46 AM
To: Bruce Malachuk; SHOtimes
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Wheel Bearing replacement?

Think that the Rockauto bearings come with the big axle nut, but for sure
have short wheelstuds.  And these studs are a smaller diameter than the OEM
ones.  I just kept these short ones and guess that there is enough thread to
hold properly.

If the hub itself isn't worn, you could reuse the old hubs in the new
bearings, but usually my hubs have always been too worn to do that.

I also am about to start lower control and tierod ends on the '93MTX, so I
will likely be also posting helpful hints, or screaming for help sometime
today.

Guess that the honey due projects will have to start tomorrow.

regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   279k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   250k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 9:20 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Wheel Bearing replacement?


> Hey all, need some help making sure I'm getting everything I need to
replace
> my two front wheel bearings before the convention. Well only one is got
play
> to it but I figure what's good for one is good for the other. I'm gonna be
> doing this myself with the exception of the pressing in and out of the new
and
> old bearings. I plan to pull both front knuckles and take them over to my
> local napa that has a machine shop in it and have them do the pressing of
the
> bearings.
>
> So I need to order all the "needed" parts ahead of time so that I'm not
trying
> to find all these things last minute or spend loads on buying them
locally. I
> figure that I need to get 2 of the large nut on the end of the spindle and
the
> bearings themselves. Is there anything else I should be getting when doing
> this? Also are there any good tips or tricks to these? I'm gonna be
replacing
> my Lower control arms and ball joints at the same time as well as both the
> inner and outer tie rods, and the front sway links too. I have just about
> everything I need except for the control arms and the bearing parts and
I'm
> just about to submit an order on rockauto.
>
> I know I'm gonna need an alignment after this so I'm planning on getting
that
> scheduled for late in the day that I plan on attacking this. Cause I also
need
> a new windshield, and my NYS inspoection taken care of.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bruce
> 94 Opal Frost MTX
> 93 Black ATX - winter beater then parts car :-)
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