[alfa] RE: rear wheel bearings

[Gilbert Gagne <gilgagne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ed,
The way to change rear wheel bearings is to pull out the axles which
may require a slide hammer. Rent one at your local auto parts store
if they don't come out manually - they often do.
Four nuts behind the dust plate are what hold it to the axle hub.
Once the axle shaft is out the rest of the job requires a hydraulic
press to remove the old bearing and press on the new one. Check with
a machine shop. 
Gil
Port Orange, FL
1986 Spider

>I am going to change the rear wheel bearings on my 79 spider due to
>excessive play in the hubs.
>Is the best technique to pull the axle/hub together, then separate hub from
>axle? What is the best way to remove/replace the bearings? Will I be able to
>drive them off/on, or will I need a press, or will I have to break up the
>bearing. This is a car that has not rusted and most things come apart
>easily.
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