So I replaced my passenger side front wheel bearing, and that was easier than I had thought!
- WD40 the heck out of the back three 1/2" bolt heads and let sit, then spray again and take a brillo pad to get exess rust/dirt off so the socket fits
- Loosen lug nuts, and take out cotter pin, cap, and loosen the big nut on the outside of the stub-shaft
- Lift that side of the axel so tire gets off the ground
- take off wheel
- Take off caliper, and rotor
- undo the three 1/2" bolts on the backside
- use Apex' gear puller, scratch head on how it works, put legs on lug studs, bolt down with lug nuts, align claws of legs on disc, thread in long push stud, thread in stud so it pushes on stub-shaft end, spin till bearing assembly pops, set dust shield aside
- pull the washer from the used assembly, and clean out the gaping hole where the bearing assy came from
- CopprKote (Anti-sieze and rust inhibitor made by JetLube) the stub shaft, the gaping hole, backside of the new bearing assy, the bolts holding the assy
- Remember the dust shield goes on before the new bearing assy
- torque up the three back bolts, and the big nut
- put the rotor and caliper back
- add the wheel
Though I forgot to put the dust shield back on before the bearing assy, and I had done up the big nut that keeps the bearing assy on the outer stub-shaft. So I pulled the whole axel shaft out, and inspected the splines and the shaft. The splines were good, so I put some grease on them, and noted how dusty the shaft was. Time for some good seals other than the plastic dust bonnet that comes stock. Put the brake dust shield on, and reinserted the whole thing. Put lots of CopprKote all over the place and on all the threads. And buttoned it back up. I noticed that the ujoint between the main shaft and the stub shaft was not so hot, so those will have to be done soon.
I have no idea what the torque settings are supposed to be, if someone knows, can you post up? I don't have my own torque wrench, but I can use one from work to bring it all back to spec.
I've also just pulled my front DS (since I was wrenching, might as well get another bird with the same stone), and the CV cup was pooched. It slopped all over the place, except for one direction. It wouldn't go without serious grinding. And the ujoint on the front of the shaft is starting to go, so I'll prolly get a new one, get a fresh set of caps for the old one and keep it as a spare.
So, off to DSI I take my front shaft, and see what it'll cost for a new, greasable cv + beefy ujoint.
All said, took me just over three hours. Most of the time was lost cleaning the back three bolt heads so the socket would fit, and trying to get a socket off a bolt that I didn't clean so well. Plus I didn't drop my skidplate to get my front DS off, so a small ratchet and lots of pushing blind to get the cv off the yoke. Then climbing out from under the jeep, lifting a wheel to spin it so I could get the other side of the DS spun to an accessible spot so I could then get that little ratchet back in.
Not bad for a late afternoons work. Plus I was pressed for time, finish before the hockey game! But it had to be done today, the last few days of the Deerfoot500 had that cv shaking the jeep pretty bad. So, problem now identified and partially solved.
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