01-30-2015, 03:59 AM
Rear Bearings can be a royal PITA. I opted to swap both mine for some low mileage donor axles when I did the job (mostly because the PO bent one of them -- only God knows how you do that on something this light?).
I ended up having to drill 3 of 8 of those axle retaining studs out due to rust. All is well now, though. all the fasteners have a liberal coating of anti-seize on them now, so the second time will be a snap. I much prefer the R&R of the front bearings.
I ended up having to drill 3 of 8 of those axle retaining studs out due to rust. All is well now, though. all the fasteners have a liberal coating of anti-seize on them now, so the second time will be a snap. I much prefer the R&R of the front bearings.
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1993 Tracker 4x4, 2 door, 8v, 3 sp auto. 132k - 25 mpg
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1998 Saturn SL2, 4 speed auto, 206k - 35 mpg
1987 Mercedes-Benz 300D turbodiesel, 4 sp auto, 143k - 28.7 mpg