Rear axle bearing replacement.

[polara71]

Who did you source the parts from. For my own future reference just in case...

Dr Diff is the go to guy for mopar diff parts.

http://www.doctordiff.com/tapered-axle-bearing-package.html

Kevin

As I indicated in the first post that is who I would buy from. He is the Mopar rear end specialist.

 

[polara71]

AND this is why I dont like the FSM...... . They tell you "remove the inner seal"...ok, How?

 

[68plymouth383]

Use a 2 or 3 jaw puller. You can borrow one from autozone.

 

[polara71]

I checked at Advanced, where my son in law to be is employed and they dont have one. I'm gonna hate to walk into Auto Zone

Of course, I asked him if they have a tool to pull them, I wasnt specific

 

[commando1]

I asked him if they have a tool to pull them, I wasnt specific

:app: BRAVO...
That's how you put it to them?

 

[polara71]

Well that was a lot easier than It appears.

The seals came out with a screwdriver and intimidation. New ones went in without a hitch, a ball joint socket is the perfect size for tapping them in.

The price of collar and bearing removal and reinstall was $160.00 which was high but required..... everything appears good, we'll see how long it lasts

 

[polara71]

So we had her out Sunday...... forget the boring tired old joke about the six dead bodies....That's two full ,overflowing shopping carts from the Sams club in there

 

[300rag]

Be careful when you lower the top.

 

[polara71]

It was already down

 

[300rag]

When's the BBQ? I see ripple chips and burger buns.

 

[polara71]

Frosted flakes Bubba burgers....chops....a bunch of stuff in there

 

[bajajoaquin]

AND this is why I dont like the FSM...... . They tell you "remove the inner seal"...ok, How?

My favorite is "installation is the reverse of removal."

Yeah, right.

 

[bluefury361]

The price of collar and bearing removal and reinstall was $160.00 which was high but required..... everything appears good, we'll see how long it lasts

You need to make a friend with a press...... I paid $20.00 to a local trans shop to do the same thing.
Glad you got it done though..

 

[polara71]

I'm gonna look for a used press or a fat guy

 

[commando1]

I'm gonna look for a used press or a fat guy

You won't need a used press soon.

Frosted flakes Bubba burgers....chops....a bunch of stuff in there

 

[polara71]

I'm there already

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I had no problem with the 12 ton Harbor Freight. Always tapered rollers, greens will strand you if you really drive the car.

 

[polara71]

I followed the advice and stayed with the stock, tapered Timkens

 

[polara71]

So, why do axle bearings go bad?

Does a car sitting for years help bearings go flat or even dry out?

 

[70bigblockdodge]

It would have to be degraded grease or maybe rust/pitting contamination from sitting. I can't seen rollers flattening or races getting notches in them from sitting. You would think that some springtime potholes with the 6 bodies in the trunk would impact the bearing more than sitting still.