Long story short, I've been needing to replace my rear wheel bearings for a long while now, and I have the chance to get them pressed off and on tomorrow morning for free, so I tore it apart tonight, and I thought I'de share what I found...

















AND NOW THE VIDEO
these things are BEYOND horrible...

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drNNsdHWAeM[/YOUTUBE]

I don't know how I managed to keep the axles on the truck, lol



so what cha thinkin, need to be replaced?







btw, the orange car you see parked beside my truck, that's the other project; 69 Nova getting a heart transplant... losing the crate 350 for a punched out 454







not a real Yenko... family's not THAT well off, lol

 

did you know that 'nova' in spanish means 'it doesn't go'?

 

lmao you totally got your moneys worth out of the bearings! loving the nova too, nice little shop you have there.

 

I just had the bearings in my 86 4Runner replaced also, they were just as bad as yours.

 

how many miles on those bearings? Just curious? Is it 288k or were they changed before that?

 

i LOVE old cars like that, that nova is sweet

 

Man, those are bad.

Just curious - how did they sound when you were driving?

Also, did you need new seals?

 

You've been mudding, haven't you?

 

im lovin the shoes, looks like you've been diggin through some mud.

 

lol, yep, almost 290k on those bearings...

and yeah, the shoes have seen their fair share of mud; they got replaced along with all the hardware...

pulling the tires and drums and spraying out the brakes is going to be part of washing my truck after trail runs from now on; it's been a while since I've had them apart


So the new bearings are on, along with all new seals, and OH MAN what a diference! Completely silent (aside from the noise my worn tires make); they where making some god awful roaring before. Take the noise you can hear them make in the video, and X's that by about 5, and that's about all you heard at 55mph and up...

all in all, not a terribly hard job, so long as you have access to a press or can have someone press them off anf on for you, and you know how to put the brakes back together...

 

I thought it was "no go"..but we all get the same idea

 

That video reminds me of a cat playing with a dying bird.

 

 

THose wheel bearings are the sorriest excuse for bearing I've seen. Time to replace em eh? How bad did it sound driving about on them?

 

Man...thats nuttier than a squirrel turd.

(nice bumper sticker btw)

 

oh, lol, I was like "what the hell is he talking about?"

well, it kinda sounded like a rail-road car going down tracks... if that helps...

 

lmao, thanks; I love Spencers Gifts in the mall...

you can't really make out what the other one says, but it reads "If you don't like the way I drive, go punch yourself in the face"

 

hey, another Yota/Nova owner! ever been to Steve's Nova Site?

 

Man I wish it was my car, lol; it's actually my father's; we're work on it a little together in our spare time as a father-son-kinda prject... it's a lot of fun

 

that's great, no doubt it is a great way to learn and spend time with your pops.