Im changin the front wheel bearings and the inner seal seams like its melted or stuck somehow I pretty much sraped it all out and tried punching it out from the outer side but it wont budge. Am I doing something wrong. I also tried to punch out from the inner side out. any suggestions?

Heat. Or a press. Or a couple of C-clamps.

You have to beat the living he;; out of them go in a circular motion

You have to beat the living he;; out of them go in a circular motion

 

 

H - E - semicolon - semicolon thats a new one

 

You need a press to get them out and in

I've never used a press on any Subaru wheel bearing.

 

What year/model please? And this should not be in the "Meet 'n Greet" forum .

 

GD

I used a press for the first time. I had a legacy axle that would not come out. things do get stuck...

Yeah - spline rust on the EJ's - that happens and those can be a real chore. The dealer has a special pusher for that occasion.

 

But he's here in the NW where rust isn't an issue and it looks like he's running an EA vehicle (judging by where the post was moved to and his avatar pic) and there's just no reason to use a press on the EA knuckles. The bearings drift right out with a brass punch.

 

GD

its an 83 I think I need a bigger hammer

I use a 4lb drilling hammer and a brass punch.

 

You aren't going to get anywhere without some weight. If you want to move metal you need weight.....

 

If you can bring the knuckle down to West Linn I'll install them for you - no charge. PM me if you need help.

 

GD

yeah, when i did mine i just used a BFH:grin:

pound the crap out of it, it will come out. or have GD do it. that would be even easier:lol:

AFAIK the knuckle is still in the car. I went over there a couple weeks ago and drove the car but didn't feel/hear anything that concerned me at all?! I've been in contact with him a little over the past couple days, and I may stop by there today.

 

He definitely needs a bigger hammer! Probably a proper punch too.

 

Spencer

Hhhmmm - maybe a case of it not neccesarily needing a wheel bearing job before he started..... but it *does* now!

 

Good thing you are involved loosely here Spencer - I'm sure it's easier for you to solve this than bring it to me .

 

GD

thanks for the advice and offers for help.Thankfully I got some help from spencer on the bearings now found out i need to replace an axle. hopefully back on the road this weekend.

Edited November 6, 201015 yr by subinewby

FINALLY back on the road the coupe runs n drives awesome. Spencer helped out a lot and now I know how to do this stuff on my own in the future. sooo excited to be drivin my suby again!!!

^^^^^ Glad I could be of help buddy! Don't hesitate to call again if you need a hand with anything. And thanks for the killer deal on the mtn bike I appreciate it. It's good to keep cool old soobs on the road!

 

Spencer

Question on the bearing and seals. Are they dealer items only or can most parts stores get them. If you have OME part numbers for ea82 can you list them or PM.

EA series wheel bearings are standard 6207's (2 per side) availible at any bearing house for about $5 to $10 each. You can get 6207-2RS bearings and have double-sealed wheel bearing assemblies. The seals are about $6 each from most auto parts stores. If you drift out the old bearings - using them to push out the seals - you can usually clean the seals and reinstall unless they are damaged. Typically they are just dirty. If they are still soft and not nicked or damaged - just put them back in. Especially if you use 2RS sealed/pre-greased bearings.

 

GD

Edited November 8, 201015 yr by GeneralDisorder

I recently had a lot of trouble getting a beariing out and after a heck of a lot of pounding (finally getting the bearing out) I found that the bearing seat (journal) was way out of round! The mechanic who had installed the bearing previously had just pounded it in there anyway, which (I believe) led to early bearing failure.

Question on the bearing and seals. Are they dealer items only or can most parts stores get them. If you have OME part numbers for ea82 can you list them or PM.

 

If you're like me, then the first time you do them, you'll struggle to find a good source of bearings.

 

GD, some other Oregonians, and I all use McGuire Bearing to get bearings for way less than what an auto parts store charges. There's one a little south of you in Seattle. Make sure to get 4 bearings if you want to do both front corners.

 

Jacob

don't forget it always helps to smack your index finger right at the knuckle!

No, I prefer to whack my hand right at the joint where the thumb meets the wrist...not once but TWICE! (the hand holding the drift) Left a lovely purple bruise. The neighbors grand daughter learned some lovely new words that day....