The lower wheel carrier bushing is IMO a necessity, it can be pressed out/in while the hub is off and is a cheap part (and probably bad).

The rest of the links I replace as needed, sometimes they're already recently replaced (or at least some are). If it's questionable, replace it.

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Jeff do you have the special tool to remove that bushing? If so do you want to rent it out?

Chris

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I don't, that's why I let the shop do it with their press. Sorry.

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I found the source of my “wheel bearing noise”.

My brother is in town visiting and I let him take my car to Seattle. I did a quick run through with him and explained the heat and A/C controls and showed him where to release the emergency brake.
Fast forward to the next day when I get in the car and drive it down to the ferry to load up the bikes. He had driven the car up that morning and met us at the ferry. I release the parking brake drive down the hill and pull into a spot, put the transmission in park and push on the parking brake. It goes to the floor! It didn’t go to the floor one day earlier.

We load up the car and he gets in. I asked him what happened to the parking brake. He explains that he drove with it while it was engaged. Note to self, don’t lend car to brother. He admits that he finally discovered it when he noticed that the hood was loose at highway speed. He said he should of paid closer attention when I showed him where the release was. He had pulled the hood release and not the parking brake release. I explained to him that there was a reason the hood release was way down underneath and that the parking brake release was right there close by (those crafty Germans).

I asked him how long he drove with it that way, he explained that he wasn’t sure. I said 1 mile, 10 miles or 50 miles. He said somewhere between 10 and 50, OK that’s great. I drove the car home without any problems until I pull into the driveway. A God awful noise come from the passenger side rear wheel. Now we both had planned on a relaxing day on Sunday after biking around an island all day Saturday.

Change of plans. I told him we would be pulling the rear rotors to see what was left of the parking brake pads. Now I do some of my own repairs, but he takes his car to the mechanic to have fuel put in. Well not quite, but he isn’t a DIY kind of guy.

I do a quick search here and find a couple good threads. I’ve changed the pads and rotors on the front, so I figure no problem. I was wrong. The calipers come off with out and problem. I hang them on a wire and get started on the rotors. Some of my tools are at the job site where I’m working so I don’t have a 2lb. hammer at home. I pull the hex head screw and start hitting the rotor with a 2’ long 4”x6” piece of Doug Fir. Neither side is budging. I remember to back off the start adjust on the driver’s side and move around to back the passenger side off. No star adjuster in sight. Now I just did the one on the other side, so I know what I’m looking for, it just isn’t there. Next I notice that the springs are loose. I think to myself, this isn’t going to end well.

I break out the penetrating oil and soak the area where I think they are stuck. We go inside and wait. An hour later I’m back down in the garage banging away. The passenger side finally gives up and comes loose. Now I discover the source of my squeak. (See first picture.) The springs and star adjuster were floating around loose in the drum part of the rotor. I could see where the spring had been wearing up against the drum. I had adjusted the parking brakes about a year ago and they still worked when I lent the car out.

So onto the other side, it just doesn’t want to come off. I beat on it some more and go back in to take a break. When I come back down I realize that I had hit it too hard. (See second picture.) So at this point I snap off the outside of the rotor, but the drum is not coming off. I give up for the night and put the passenger side back together sans parking brake.

My idea is to jack the driver’s side back up and put a block of wood under the remaining rotor/drum. I will then hit the top with a cold chisel. Anyone have any other ideas?

I plan on buying new rotors, pads and shoes. I’ll probably get a rebuild kit for the calipers as well. It looks like I won’t be doing my wheel bearings right now though.

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Be careful of the toes you step on today, as they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. anonymous

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.” Dr. Seuss

That sounds like a good plan to me. If you can split it with the chisel it should just fall off. (Maybe score it first with an angle grinder if it doesn't want to split?) Most of the other tricks I know only work if the wheel bolts to the drum instead of through it.

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