94 Rear Bearing Help Needed
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07
94 Rear Bearing Help Needed
Hi Folks,
I would like to try to replace the rear hub assy myself instead of paying $300 for the bearing and $100 labor.
My local Pep Girls has the hub for $169. Sears has the 36mm socket for $7 and I have a T55 3/8 drive. Do you all think these tools will do the trick?
Any and all suggestions are appeciated
Thanks in advance for your time,
Chris
I would like to try to replace the rear hub assy myself instead of paying $300 for the bearing and $100 labor.
My local Pep Girls has the hub for $169. Sears has the 36mm socket for $7 and I have a T55 3/8 drive. Do you all think these tools will do the trick?
Any and all suggestions are appeciated
Thanks in advance for your time,
Chris
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From: ...tearing up the highways, one state at a time™®©
it is VERY easy to do however, today would have been the perfect day 
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1550435896
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1550435896
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by *89x2*
it is VERY easy to do however, today would have been the perfect day http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1550435896
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1550435896*89x2*, I'm sorry I missed the get together. It sure looks like everyone had a good time.
Chris
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by FoolCrzy
I did it 2 weeks ago. The hard part is the T55's.
Just have a bunch of extensions handy.....
Just have a bunch of extensions handy.....
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Originally Posted by XFIRED
Thanks for all the help.
*89x2*, I'm sorry I missed the get together. It sure looks like everyone had a good time.
Chris
*89x2*, I'm sorry I missed the get together. It sure looks like everyone had a good time.
Chris
I believe they will be having it again next weekend (Sat?)
Check w/ Bluewasp - in that thread...
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i just replaced the hub on my 95. I pulled the 1/2 shaft out at the same time and replaced the U joints. With the 1/2 shaft out, those T55s werent too bad. The new hub ***. was $142 at Advance Auto. It was Federal Mongul brand. Made in USA. Total time invested was 7 hours. It wasnt too difficult. 
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Rear Bearing
I did mine last year. Bought the bearing at AutoZone, it was a Timken. It took about three hours. One of the T55's was a bit difficult to get to, but a few extensions did the trick. I didn't take out the half shaft as some have suggested. That would probably make the t55's easier to get to.
Overall, not too difficult. You do need a torque wrench. I think the large nut is torqued to 160 or 165 ft lbs.
Overall, not too difficult. You do need a torque wrench. I think the large nut is torqued to 160 or 165 ft lbs.
