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Originally Posted by OrangeGuy
The man is doing the same process I described. Pulling the knuckle/hub himself, having his mechanic press in te bearing, and he puts it back in himself. He simply wanted to know if he could get the links disconnected without dropping the subframe.
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Originally Posted by lorainfurniture
.......Guys, help me out and tell me the secret to changing a rear wheel bearing in one hour  |
it cost you $200 out of pocket plus the time and effort to remove the wheel carrier, the time and effort to take it to the mechanic, the time and effort to get it back from the mechanic, and then the time and effort to reinstall the wheel carrier back onto the car.
The tool costs about $300 and the bearing can be replaced in less that an hour maybe two if your slow and careful. None of the links need to be fooled with, and after the job is done the tool can be rented out or resold to recoup the cost of buying it. If one wanted they could do the bearing on the other side as well and in effect get an even great value.
As described by the OP he is having a difficult time dealing with the fasteners in order to disconnect the links at the required ends, and he hasn't even gotten to one where the bolt is seized inside the bushing yet!