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Originally Posted by 74baja
I did not remove and repack the inner bearing- only the outer. I also had the thing jammed at an angle. I'm pretty sure I messed it up because of the thunkthunkthunk I get when turning to the one side. I've got another thread going about my brake buzz issue... looks like I'll be tearing the front end apart again soon.
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Well, the need to repack the bearing is definitely the case, so you ought to take care of that. The grease doesn't do well after about 50K miles.
As stated, be real careful in removing the seal. You cannot pry on the bearing. I take a screwdriver and lightly deform the ouside edge to break it loose from the hub. Then I pry it off the hub with an 18" bar. However, the leverage is given by pushing down on an old brake pad that is sitting just inside the rotor. The tip of the bar is behind the seal and you can smack the far end of the bar to get the seal to move. Hit it a few times at various angular positions and it will pop right out.
You are aware that the seal is toast upon removal and you need a new (2) to complete the job?