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#21 ·
Re: How To: Rear Wheel Bearing

great write up i may do this soon, so far no questions, but i'll be back if i need too
 
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I was wondering if someone could answer a question, I had most of the work done at a Subaru dealer since I didn't have access to a shop with a press, however I ended up having to replace a hub. So right now the race is in, one of the bearings (outer) but not the inner bearing. It appears he got it all together without using the bearing stay. Now I have access to a press tonight and I was wondering if I could just press the hub through, then press the other bearing on the backside on?

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Great write-up. I'll be doing this soon. Left rear bearing is done, but I'll just replace both to be safe. Taking the hubs to a shop to have the old bearings pressed out and new bearings pressed in. I'll try to post any different observations/annoyances/tricks.
 
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i wish the pics still worked!! lol
 
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Useful write up, thanks.
I'll be doing mine soon, don't have a press but I found 2 alternatives that can be used while strut stays in the car.
First tool is the cheapest option:p
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Second is similar to Subaru's workshop tool.
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#31 · (Edited)
The Forester forum had a link to this page.
I was looking this up and subaru instructions talk about checking installed depth of the wheel bearing?? They do this job on the car and use a number of specialty tools. Is this the same on the STI? I tend to agree with your write up, this looks just like any fwd bearing job.
 
#32 ·
Just wanted to add few things.

Did this last weekend and I did not use a press.
The hub was pulled out with a hub puller (similar to a dent puller) with the housing on the car.
http://www.schattenbaum.org/Portals/1/Images/911_Bearing/08a.jpg

As for the bearing.. same puller but had an attachment (like this)
http://www.denlorstools.com/shop/images/KD-41710_LG.jpg

It was pressed back in with a long thick bolt. and a plate, then used the old bearing.

Just a note.. as to what a ***** it was.

If you are going to do this ... get those 2 new long bolts that hold the lateral links.
Mine was baked onto the bushing.
 
#37 ·
i'm gonna be changing the rear wheel bearing on my 04 sti but i'm gonna try something different instead of pressing the bearing on the hub im gonna put the bearing on the grill and let it heat up to 150 or 200 f and it should just drop in the hub without pressing it. i'm a heavy equipment mechanic and we do this all the time when we rebuild axles,drop boxes etc.also if you freeze the race it should go in easy.
 
#39 ·
The heating the bearing would of had work if the bearing was lubricated by oil like it is on differentials or a transfercase if I would had heat it up the grease would had melted , the one thing that did work was freezing the race cuz it shrinks and it goes in easier when you press it in . By the way good write up it helped a lot when I did it. There was one part that I didn't see on the write up or maybe I missed it . It was the part of how to press out the spindle from knuckle if you use the press you can bend the brake backing plate so instead of using the press I use I puller .
 
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