Snymo Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I attacked the rear end of my car over the weekend, specifically new CV joints and rear wheel bearings. Based on some online research I had been prepared for a very hard time getting the stub axles and the bearings out. I was under the impression that these were pressed into the control arm. However, when it came time to pull the stub axle out, I barely pushed it with my hand and it popped out. The bearings slid out by hand as well. In fact the only problems I had at all are trying to get the inner and outer seals out (I did not have a seal puller yesterday, but I will tonight). So, my question is should I be concerned that the bearings came out so easily? Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944-Spec#94 Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I have never worked with the rear wheel bearings. The aluminum rear arms use press in bearings. I know the steel arms like you have are different. I am not certain how tight the bearing should fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John3 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I have never worked with the rear wheel bearings. The aluminum rear arms use press in bearings. I know the steel arms like you have are different. I am not certain how tight the bearing should fit. Much to my dismay, my experience has been just about as Rick's. The outer roller bearings have always been loose. The inner ball bearings have needed a slight tap out and in. The axle likewise a tap or two to get out and in the inner bearing inner race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micahbones Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I have never worked with the rear wheel bearings. The aluminum rear arms use press in bearings. I know the steel arms like you have are different. I am not certain how tight the bearing should fit. Much to my dismay, my experience has been just about as Rick's. The outer roller bearings have always been loose. The inner ball bearings have needed a slight tap out and in. The axle likewise a tap or two to get out and in the inner bearing inner race. Question is: is this necessarily a bad thing? Does it suggest any problem, or just good foresight/engineering (thinking ahead to when the car needs to wrenched) by Porsche? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John3 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Question is: is this necessarily a bad thing? Does it suggest any problem, or just good foresight/engineering (thinking ahead to when the car needs to wrenched) by Porsche? Should be tighter. But it is what it is and probably left the factory this way (no matter what the oem manual sez). This was, after all, the entry level car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snymo Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Well I should have all the new parts from DART by the end of the week. If my wife lets me work on it this weekend (she has the weekend off, finally!) I will attempt to put it all back together. Hopefully it goes together as easily as it came apart, but we all know how that goes! I'll post up when it's all done. Thanks for the help, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944-Spec#94 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Question is: is this necessarily a bad thing? Does it suggest any problem, or just good foresight/engineering (thinking ahead to when the car needs to wrenched) by Porsche? Should be tighter. But it is what it is and probably left the factory this way (no matter what the oem manual sez). This was, after all, the entry level car. Don't forget the steel rear arms are from the VW super beetle. Entry level to the extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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