{"id":663,"date":"2010-06-21T10:06:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T00:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/?p=663"},"modified":"2023-03-12T08:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T22:05:14","slug":"rear-wheel-bearings-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/tech-tips\/rear-wheel-bearings-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rear Wheel Bearings Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"

1988 Corvette Rear Wheel Bearing replacement \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

I got the information from several posts on the the Corvette Forum\u00a0 http:\/\/forums.corvetteforum.com\/c4-tech-performance-48\/?id=48<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0, \u00a0from 101 Projects for the Corvette by Richard Newton\u00a0 and from a friend, Rod, who has done the job himself.(Rod’s comments in italics)<\/em><\/p>\n

There are plenty of warnings on the Corvette Forum NOT to buy cheap Chinese bearings.<\/p>\n

I bought the bearings from Corvette Recycling\u00a0 http:\/\/www.corvetterecycling.com\/<\/a>\u00a0in 2009 for us$356<\/p>\n

Each side has a steel, teflon coated washer which is important to prevent noises. I found them at Corvette Central, us$35 inc shipping.<\/p>\n

Here are my notes to Steve the owner\/mechanic at Advanced Automotive Cairns, who looks after my vette really well\u00a0–<\/p>\n

Hi Steve,<\/p>\n

Have supplied two new washers (see diagram) these are very important and stop a click noise \u2013 they must go the right way round and should fit flush with the hub- note how the old ones are fitted. Please use plenty of anti seize grease on splines and washers.<\/p>\n

Some people remove the halfshaft, some leave it in place and get at the torx bolts with a 6″ or 12″\u00a0extension- The torx bolts need to be clean and if stuck can be heated carefully.<\/p>\n

Taking shaft out makes access easier but more work. Problem is torx bolts are often frozen in and you have a problem getting the right leverage around the shaft.\u00a0 Spray with WD40 before. Make sure torx bolt heads clean first so no slip.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Steve left the halfshaft in place, but says he needed several extensions to get access and he used a NEW torx bit.<\/p>\n

Make sure you wire brush the splines on the yoke clean<\/p>\n

PROCEDURE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Remove ABS sensor to prevent damage<\/p>\n

2 Undo 2 bolts holding caliper to knuckle ( spindle \/ upright \/ whatever you want to call it )\u00a0 and tie caliper assembly out of the way.<\/p>\n

3 remove brake rotor<\/p>\n

4 remove cotter pin (36mm) and washer from brake assembly
\nHub nut is 36mm; should be tight , very f’ing tight<\/em>.<\/p>\n

5 Mark half shaft so it can be replaced same position<\/p>\n

6 Remove UJ straps and drop half shaft
\nDon’t always work like that. Shaft will not necessarily drop out without removing other suspension parts ( bottom chamber arm ) so knuckle can be levered out to gain clearance room for uni cap to clear side yoke<\/em><\/p>\n

7. Undo three 55mm torx bolts that hold bearing in<\/p>\n

Refit
\n1 Tighten torx bolts to 66ftlbs<\/p>\n

2 Fit new thin Teflon coated washers on splined area of half shaft
\nMust fit up flush to the inside. If there is a gap they are on backwards
\nPut a little grease on both sides. Washers should fit directly against the bearing<\/p>\n

3 Install halfshaft, leave caps off<\/p>\n

4 Place calliper bracket and bearing on rear spindle- lube splines with anti seize grease<\/p>\n

5 Install spindle washer and nut<\/p>\n

6 Tighten nut to 185-192 Ft\/Lbs – get it tight on car and finish when wheels on ground<\/p>\n

7 Replace nut retainer and fit<\/p>\n

8 Replace brake rotor<\/p>\n

9 Install calliper<\/p>\n

10 Install abs sensor new cotter pin<\/p>\n

Split View Diagram – Teflon Washer arrowed- (NOTE <\/strong>Main nut Torque setting incorrect here)<\/p>\n

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1988 Corvette Rear Wheel Bearing replacement \u2013 I got the information from several posts on the the Corvette Forum\u00a0 http:\/\/forums.corvetteforum.com\/c4-tech-performance-48\/?id=48\u00a0\u00a0, \u00a0from 101 Projects for the Corvette by Richard Newton\u00a0 and from a friend, Rod, who has done the job himself.(Rod’s comments in italics) There are plenty of warnings on the Corvette Forum NOT to buy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[67,66,65,68],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-tips","tag-guide","tag-installtion","tag-rear-wheel-bearings","tag-tip"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1195,"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions\/1195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robhealey.com.au\/Corvette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}