[DML] Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Question(s)

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It is Rich's odyssey (ongoing...) that has me wondering about an
on-car alternative. Are the bearings pressed in tighter than a ball joint?

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, tobyp@xxxx wrote:
> Bill - Looking at your observations from a different perspective ... 
> leaving rusty, corroded, seized primary structural fasteners in place 
> leaves me even colder.  The lower bolts that attach the lateral link 
> and the rear shock absorber to the hub carrier are in bending all of 
> the time due to the weight of the rear of the car resting on the 
> cantilevered end of the bolt sticking out of the hub carrier.  With 
> constant bending stresses, corrosion that can lead to pitting will 
> eventually lead to cracks.  If the bolt end cracks through 
> completely, there is nothing to hold up the end of the car.  That 
> visual doesn't excite me at all.  I know that replacing these bolts 
> can be a challenge (right, Rich?), but having good bolts in there is 
> quite important.  Just my $.02 on this issue.
> 
> BTW - Yes, the bearings are pressed in to the hub carrier.  I don't 
> think they can be replaced without removing the hub carrier from the 
> car and taking it to a press.
> 
> Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1"
> DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC
> www.delorean-parts.com





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