rear wheel bearing removal

[CaptDaveRobinson]

Does anyone know the best/ proper procedure for removing the rear wheel bearings to replace them? the whole wheel hub is completely stripped down.

[bobfather]

My only word of warning is, don't torque it up without protecting the diff, it is a very high torque setting. The common way, the way not to do it, is to select reverse and leave the opposite wheel on the ground so that you can torque up against the diff. This can be terminal for LSD diffs and was in my case. You will need to either fit a temporary steel wheel with a large centre hole so that the wheel can be on the ground before you torque up or rig up a lever bolted to the wheel studs. The sure way to protect the LSD is to lift the opposite wheel so that it can rotate freely.

[Chassis 33]

Putting the upright in the oven for 1/2hr at approx 70-80deg helps loads, then drift out the old outer races, put the new races in the freezer, the upright in the oven again and half an hour later you should have an upright bearing combination that goes together fairly easily.

Regards
Iain

[fenderbender]

Chassis 33 said:

Putting the upright in the oven for 1/2hr at approx 70-80deg helps loads, then drift out the old outer races, put the new races in the freezer, the upright in the oven again and half an hour later you should have an upright bearing combination that goes together fairly easily.

Regards
Iain

This is a top tip and works brilliantly. For those cooking with gas, half an hour on gas mark 1 will do the trick.
Remmeber to use an oven glove!
Life can also be made easier using a 50mm socket as a drift and either tapping carefully in with a hammer (the sound will change when the outer races are bedded home) or pressing in with a big vice.