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Removal & Installation

  1. Raise vehicle and support off floor. Remove grease cap, cotter pin, nut lock, and bearing adjusting nut. Remove thrust washer and outer bearing cone. Slide drum off spindle. Carefully drive out inner seal and remove bearing cone with 3/4" diameter non-metallic rod.
  2. To install, seat new bearing cup against shoulder of hub. Force lubricant between all bearing cone rollers. Install inner cone and new seal. Face lip of seal inward. Position seal flush with end of hub. Clean spindles and apply a light coat of wheel bearing lubricant to polished surfaces. Install drum on spindle and install outer bearing cone, thrust washer, and adjusting nut. Install wheel and tire and lower vehicle.
Fig 1: Rear Suspension Assembly (Charger, Omni, Horizon & Turismo)
G27014Courtesy of CHRYSLER MOTORS
Fig 2: Rear Suspension Assembly (All Other FWD Models)
G26778Courtesy of CHRYSLER MOTORS