Larryjb
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- December 26, 2016
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2008 Ford Explorer
I don't see much about replacing rear wheel bearings. Be forewarned, it's no fun removing the knuckle in your driveway.
The toe link, upper arm, and lower arm must be removed, as well as the three hub bolts. The hub bolts were filled with locktite and I could not remove them with my home air impact. Perhaps if I had a 240V compressor I could have an impact driver that would remove these. I ended up having to use a 5 foot extension on one of them to break it loose. Backing them out took my long 1/2" ratchet almost the whole way before I could switch to my short ratchet.
And now, there is hardly a single shop in town that has time to press a bearing. Of course, and this is my fault, I discovered at the end that Rockauto shipped the wrong bearing. It's my fault because I didn't check the part closely enough before taking apart my truck. Now I have to put an old hub/bearing assembly back in until I can get the correct bearing delivered.
Loads of fun here.
But, my main point is that you will need a good selection of various 1/2" ratchet extensions, perhaps including a pipe to go on the end of one.
The toe link, upper arm, and lower arm must be removed, as well as the three hub bolts. The hub bolts were filled with locktite and I could not remove them with my home air impact. Perhaps if I had a 240V compressor I could have an impact driver that would remove these. I ended up having to use a 5 foot extension on one of them to break it loose. Backing them out took my long 1/2" ratchet almost the whole way before I could switch to my short ratchet.
And now, there is hardly a single shop in town that has time to press a bearing. Of course, and this is my fault, I discovered at the end that Rockauto shipped the wrong bearing. It's my fault because I didn't check the part closely enough before taking apart my truck. Now I have to put an old hub/bearing assembly back in until I can get the correct bearing delivered.
Loads of fun here.
But, my main point is that you will need a good selection of various 1/2" ratchet extensions, perhaps including a pipe to go on the end of one.