help please
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Intermediate
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From: south bend indiana
help please
can anyone tell me how to get to the rear wheel bearings and the spindles. can the control arm come off also . have rear end grinding, has to be in there somewhere put on all new u-joints grinding is almost always when i back up in to the driveway do not feel it going forward car drives very smooth. thanks RG
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Originally Posted by chiefgma
....grinding is almost always when i back up in to the driveway do not feel it going forward car drives very smooth....
Ask me how I know?
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From: Hamilton Ontario
I agree that is doesn't sound like a bearing. If you do have to get at the rear bearings I would suggest you get a manual. They all explain the procedure and its a pain in a$$ compared to doing front bearings.
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From: Lima, OH -- 69 L71 427/435hp
Trailing arm comes off yes, if you do remove them, mark how many shims on each side of the trailing arm. And if you have to change bearings or replace e-brake springs, hope your rotors dont have rivots in them 
major PIA, and will need a drill press to get them out. Hopefully it's a simple fluid change for ya 
major PIA, and will need a drill press to get them out. Hopefully it's a simple fluid change for ya
Last edited by 1ARACE; Aug 8, 2006 at 10:41 PM.
Drifting
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From: Lafayette Louisiana
You can check the condition of the wheel bearings by jacking up the car and checking for slack. You could even remove the brake caliper and half shafts and spin the tire to listen to the bearing. Dry grinding sound is not good. If the bearing checks out bad, remove the whole trailing arm and rebuild it. You would be a glutton for punishment if you try to do it on the car and the trailing arm bushings are probably shot too.
Careful, this could lead to a big case of "while I'm at it" cause you are just a few more bolts away from having the rearend out and then you could replace all the bushings etc. in the rear.
Careful, this could lead to a big case of "while I'm at it" cause you are just a few more bolts away from having the rearend out and then you could replace all the bushings etc. in the rear.
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From: Southbound
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Originally Posted by Mark PittPayne
I agree that is doesn't sound like a bearing...
You'd hear a bad bearing all the time, not just in reverse. Been there, done that, too.
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