<VV> 1966 rear wheel bearings

[Harry Yarnell]

What's this lower strut business?
You remove the brake and hardware, the four 1/2 shaft bolts, four 9/16" nuts
holding the flange to the backing plate, and it falls out in your hand.
There's also that pesky parking brake...
You can't do it with the tire on.


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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Michael Kovacs
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:37 PM
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Subject: <VV> 1966 rear wheel bearings

Looks like I need new rear wheel bearing(s). 

 Started with a bit of road noise in the right rear, and now has progressed
to a 
whirrring sound with a cycling pitch change. I ordered Clark's rebuilt rear 
bearing assemblies because I did it once without the right tools and
fixtures. 
It took just too long. 


 If I bought just the bearings etc., it would have cost about $100 each. The
way 
I figure it, I'll let the tech at Clark's do the work. It only cost about
$100- 
$125 to have them do both .....and clean /ready to reinstall.

 I can disassemble the brakes with no problem. 

 If remember correctly, there is a way to remove the outboard universal
bolts, 
then grab the top of the tire and pull outboard to pull  the hub, pivoting
on 
the outboard strut bushing, away from the universal and shaft (two person
job 
usually). This should allow me to get the hub out without removing the lower

strut and all that !#%@#$@ it in tails. 


 Someone showed me this trick at the Detroit national when I lost a
universal 
and had to pull one half shaft out in the parking lot to get a new universal

installed. Never had to disconnect the lower strut!!

 Any body got any short cuts or hints to reduce the time and aggravation??

 MIKE KOVACS
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