Guidance on replacing wheel bearings...

Kingpaul

Anyone have advice on doing this? Sticky? Pics?
1996 txt lifted 48v.
Thank you!

BGW

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1moretoy

I just changed mine (Yamaha) and thank goodness I did not have to use a press. They were close tolerence but came out with a little help from a punch and hammer. Going back in I used my vise and some round pipe. Make sure to get the grease seal too. You will trash it taking it out. After I knocked everything out, I cleaned the housing and smeared a little bit of wheel bearing grease around the inside. Next (with the housing laying flat on the work bench) I tapped one bearing in a circular motion to get it started then found some steel pipe and cut off about 2 inches. I placed the pipe up next to the bearing and set it all in a vise and pressed it in. Same for the other bearing and the seal just got a little grease and it tapped right in with the hammer using the circular motion to get it lined up too.

Kingpaul

Thank you for that info. Very helpful. Are there 2 bearings per wheel, or just 1?

scottyb

In the rear there is one outer and one inner bearing per axle. Typically only the outer is changed, the inner is accessible through the differential only.

Remove the drum/hub
Remove the snap ring
Pull the bearing
Remove 2nd snap ring
Remove the seal

Note seal orientation (position)
Oil new seal and replace as original just in past the second detente for the snap ring.
I set it with a 1 1/4" (? size) socket and 6 " extension. This way I can keep it square to the tube as I tap the extension driving the seal in. Install first snap ring, making sure it snaps into the detente. Oil the outer surface of the bearing and install the axle with bearing. Use a 6" 3/4 pipe nipple placed over the splined axle end if you must drive the bearing in a little. This is the same piece of pipe I used to place the bearing onto the axle with a 2# hammer while the shaft was held vertical in the shop vise.
If you have cleaned the axle tube well it just slide right in on a light coat of oil....Install the second snap ring & make DAMsure the ring snaps into the detente. Reinstall the hub, torque the castle nut to 90-140 ft pds.

1moretoy

yes...guess I should have asked before but are you changing the front bearings or the rear?

Kingpaul

Great info! Thanks. Rear now, I'll move on the front soon.

1moretoy

then follow ScottyB's instructions for the rear. Mine were for the front.