Bearing Replacement (Hub)
- Place hub carrier in arbor press. Place hub tool on hub carrier assembly. Ensure parking brake expander locates into hub tool cutout. Place align button onto hub assembly.
- Press hub from carrier. Remove inner bearing and collar. Using a drift, carefully remove outer hub seal, outer bearing, inner bearing, inner seal and bearing races. See Fig 1.
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- Clean and inspect all parts. Replace parts as needed. Reverse disassembly procedure while noting the following: when installing inner bearing to hub carrier, install shim between bearing and hub.
- Mount dial indicator on hub carrier with pointer resting on end of hub. Use 2 levers between hub and hub carrier, press hub outward. Note reading on dial indicator.
- The difference between dial indicator readings, is preload of hub bearings. Adjust shim thickness to obtain preload.