Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: mycat99 on June 06, 2011, 05:00:53 PM
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last night i started to get a nice grinding noise in my jeep .jacked it up and saw i have about a good 1/4 inch play on front router .this will be first time change them on this jeep .are they pressed in ?or can i do it if can find a realy big wrench? shops i called looking for around 500.
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woops forgot say its a 1993 jeep yj
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you buy the wheel bearings soak all the bolts in liquid wrench and I'll show you how to do it.
all for lunch and a cold beverage.
Dingman
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if your jeep is lifted with bigger and or offset wheels the front bearings seem to go faster. i buy mine online for waaay less money then locally. i would try that if your not in a hurry and can wait a week for shipping. dingman definetly good idea on the liquid wrench cause they can be a huge pita
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i just tryed taking off some bolts and bent my cheap breaker bar .can jeep be driven across town even with it making noise or better to get towed?
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Where do you order them from online?
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i got the cheap ones from napa . they where 75.00 my cost
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I snapped a 1/2" Snap on breaker bar first time I tried to get that hub nut loose. Went and bought a Craftsman 3/4" breaker bar with a 3/4 to 1/2 reducer and in 10 years I havn't been able to break that sucker!
Now that I have a garage, compressor and high quality impact its a breeze.
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Where do you order them from online?
I have gotten a lot of different bearings from Transmission supply in Calgary. Good quality and they can usually cross reference the original to a better one. Not real sure if they have what you want but it's worth a shot. All the best.
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if your jeep is lifted with bigger and or offset wheels the front bearings seem to go faster. i buy mine online for waaay less money then locally. i would try that if your not in a hurry and can wait a week for shipping. dingman definetly good idea on the liquid wrench cause they can be a huge pita
Where do you order them from online?
I am also interested what website you get your bearings from? And do they hold things till pay day? ::)
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I bought my Timken wheel bearings from RockAuto for ~$85 each. Local parts place wanted $285 each for a comparable SKF bearing, so RockAuto it was. I always order a few space parts (U-joints, gaskets, A/C seals, etc) to make shipping worth it.
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I used a 36mm socket and 36" 3/4 drive breaker bar from pa for about $40-$50. Took that and a torch plus a can of pb blaster to get that nut out. To remove the unit bearing after the nut and three 13mm twelve point bolts were off, I did the bolt trick to get the unit bearing out with ease. You spin the axle till the outer shafts ears are parallel to the ground, place a bolt or socket that's long enough between the outer ear and inner "c" and have a buddy turn the steering wheel left until the unit bearing pops out. (if it's the passenger side bearing that's gone).
This was on a xj Dana 30, not sure if it will work the same on a vacuum disco. You might want to change the u joint while you have everything open too, seeing as it's only another $35.
FYI, partsource wants $165 for a Dana 30 unit bearing.
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Go to KINGSWAY AUTO PARTS on 17th ave S.E, $50 each for the unit bearings and $14 for the Ujoint at Pat's.