Repacking front wheel bearings

[Judge Mills]

I tried doing a search, but didn't come up with much. I want to repack my front bearings on my 71' Duster w/ 73' discs. It appears I have to remove the inner wheel seal to get to that inner bearing. How do you guys usually remove that seal, and how to you install the new one? Thanks guys!

 

[toolmanmike]

To answer literally, you can pry it out with a large screwdriver or you can spin the nut back on the spindle and use the bearing to pop it out as you pull the rotor off. tmm

 

[67cudafb]

Removing it is easy after you remove the outer bearing. Leave drum or rotor on the car and put the nut back on a few turns. Carefully pull the drum toward you and don't scratch the outer bearing surface then give it a good snatch and it will pull bearing and seal. May take a couple times to get it pulled out. To put it back in after everything is clean and repacked put drum face down hard surface drop in inner bearing and take net seal and a small hammer and tap it in till flush.

 

[mopardude318]

a cheap seal driver is good to have

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp...50,d.cGE&fp=34c5107451d36073&biw=1280&bih=702

 

[Judge Mills]

Thanks, guys! I actually got to practice on a F-350 today, also replaced the bearings.