92 Eclipse/Laser Front Wheel Bearing Question

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GK - 14 Apr 2008 02:06 GMT

I'm in the middle of rebuilding the front end of my 92 Plymouth Laser RS
2.0.

Putting in new front struts, drive axles, 1 tie rod end, steering rack
boots, sway bar links, basically most things it needs.

Just finished the driver's side and getting a very pronounced groan
which leads me to believe that wheel bearing is shot.

I did have a wheel bearing replaced some time ago last year or two.
Took out the knuckle/hub assemble and had a parts store press the new
one in.

Wondering about doing the wheel bearing removal and reinstallation myself.

Is this something the weekend mechanic with a driveway cab do or is this
better off removed and pressed in the shop?

The guy who did the previous bearing did comment that it was fairly
jammed in there and they had a time getting it out even with a press.

GK

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Gyzmologist - 16 Apr 2008 04:12 GMT

Once you get the axle out and the knuckle removed, there is a snap ring
behind the inboard seal that holds the bearings in place. At least, this
was the case for my '94 Eclipse GST.

Gyz

> I'm in the middle of rebuilding the front end of my 92 Plymouth Laser RS
> 2.0.
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> GK

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Stewart DIBBS - 17 Apr 2008 12:33 GMT

> Once you get the axle out and the knuckle removed, there is a snap ring
> behind the inboard seal that holds the bearings in place.

Correct, but the snap ring is just a safety precaution. The bearing itself
requires a hydraulic press to get it out and back in. You WON'T be able to
hammer it as it needs about two tons (sometimes more) of pressure to do it.

By all means get the knuckle off yourself and take it a shop to be pressed.
Replace both the seals when you do the bearing.

The groaning noise is more likely to be a dragging caliper than a wheel
bearing. Back your pads off with a screw driver and rotate the wheel. It
should run absolutely smooth. Any slop or roughness means the bearing is
shot.

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Stewart DIBBS
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