rear bearing installation
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Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Richmond Virginia
rear bearing installation
Ok, I am finally at the point to start putting the rear end back together...
My new bearing shipped with some strange parts that were not removed with the old one, and I am trying to figure out if I need to put them on or not...
When I removed the old bearing, there was just a large, thin washer behind the bearing unit.
The new one comes with a metal / rubber 'seal' (dosent really fit on the new bearing unit anywhere, and also a large, skinny rubber 'o' ring that dosent seem to fit anywhere either...
Any advice here? I am considering just throwing those extra parts away and forgetting about them
My new bearing shipped with some strange parts that were not removed with the old one, and I am trying to figure out if I need to put them on or not...
When I removed the old bearing, there was just a large, thin washer behind the bearing unit.
The new one comes with a metal / rubber 'seal' (dosent really fit on the new bearing unit anywhere, and also a large, skinny rubber 'o' ring that dosent seem to fit anywhere either...
Any advice here? I am considering just throwing those extra parts away and forgetting about them
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St. Jude Donor '08
I have 2 rear wheel bearings sitting on my workbench waiting to be put into the Vette. There are two very thin washers (P/N 14076924) that were not included with the bearings that I went to a GM dealer to purchase ($7+ each 
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Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Richmond Virginia
I have the thin washers and they go onto the driveshaft before pushing into the knuckle / bearing... I just need to know what to do with or at this point, if it is ok to leave the rubber/metal seals out since no part like that came out of the original...
