One of my axle seals gave out after 270K miles, and while I was in there, I figured I would change the bearings too. Even with the sensible advice of the factory manual (I didn't buy the 'special tool' though), I simply could not get those bearings off. The manual says they press out, but they appear to be threaded on. There just isn't any way to get a puller on them, I can't get the whole axle in my press, and there is no way to get a grip on the bearings to turn them. Has anybody done this operation before? I ended up putting the new seals and shims on and closing it up, but I'd like to put the new bearings in someday.
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19 years ago