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Old 11-29-2007, 04:04 AM
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Default Advice please - rear wheel bearing swap with SIR B90 - best way to get drive shaft out the way?
This job can be done on the car with this tool without upsetting alignment .
Before I start, just wondering what to loosen to get drive-shaft out the way to be able to use tool. Obviously undo centre bolt first! THX
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Default Undo center bolt 3/4 of the way and then gently tap on the bolt with a mallet. That will knock the
joint free. Just keep doing that until it breaks free from the upright.
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Default I just pulled the whole thing out.
Don't recall if it was overkill or not, but it's not too much extra work and it gets it out of the way.


<img src="http://tychl.txf.com/SIR-B90/sir-b90-in-place-for-hub-extraction.jpg">
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is there a rear wheel bearing change writeup somewhere? im pretty sure mines bad
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Default Undo the top spindle bolt, pull spindle toward you, remove shaft from hub and wire tie...
axle to coil spring.
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Default yes. Mark's writeup. get a good bit for the axle bolt. check your PN. mark the alignment washer.
<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/2264230.phtml">Mark's rear wheel bearing writeup</a></li></ul>
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Default Yeah..I got your video - Great! - just wondering about that shaft missing from the pic!
You disconnected it from diff end then? did not undo any suspension bolts?
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THANKS! - That's what I wanted to know, can't get shaft out without unbolting something!
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Default OK - but shaft needs to go somewhere, or spindle must come forward
Just wondered what best thing was to unbolt to let shaft out.
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ALSO - understand this is possible without removing ABS sensor? Thanks again!
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