Alright, im going to soak them tonight, then in the morning, and before i start in the afternoon. hopefully all goes well.

thanks again

 

Yes soak it real good, you have all that nice New England rust under there.
resist the urge to hit the 3 bolts that hold the bearing to the knuckle unless you put a socket on top or you get sacrificial bolts 14mm x 1.5 IIRC
the hub bolts are about 8 bucks a piece from dealer, sacrificial bolts are about a buck.
good luck..

 

well i went back to AZ and they rented me a puller for the hub assembly (he only charged me 20 bucks to rent it..and i get my money back when i return obviously) so taking it out shouldnt be a problem.

but one other question, he said the Timkin's are fully lubed up and i dont have to grease it or anything...is this true?

im going to put antisize around the outter diameter before i put it in...that should help with friction right?


also i found out that buying the hub assembly gave me credit for 20 bucks on my card at AZ, (every 100 you spend you get 20) and the guy let me use it and refunded me 20 bucks, which is what i used to rent the puller lol. so the timkin only cost $123 which is damn good in my books...from what most of you have said since ive been here is that the timkins are pretty much the best hub assembly..right?



sorry for so many questions. i just like to be 100% before i start a job.

 

timkens are the best.
i paid 180 each. you're getting a good deal.
yes, they are pre-lubed, sealed, not greasable, not serviceable.
yes, anti-sieze on outer case of bearing, and inner spline is good idea.

 

perfect....im feelin pretty good about this job now. thank you

 

It's a sealed bearing, and you'll only need the anti-sieze for the bolt threads. When you put the new one back, clean up the knuckle real good and put some waterproof grease on the knuckle bearing housing and the bearing. Then slide it in there and line every thing up. Put your bolts in and your about there.

 

Try not to move the axle around too much after you remove the hub, you'll damage the seal. Prop it up so its not just hanging

 

I guess you could use anti-sieze, I like waterproof grease to keep moisture out.

 

^ that is the one thing im worried about is damaging the seals. but the guy told me that with the puller i wont have to worry about it, its not a slide hammer, but is like a crank pulley puller. it twists and pushes it through.

 

yeah. either one is good.