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Bobsmith
Posted 2021-08-31 9:49 PM (#614647)
Subject: Replace rear bearings-56 DeSoto


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I have a 56 DeSoto.  Last year I was planning on redoing the brakes and bearings on all the wheels.  I did the front last year and have started on the rears.  After disassembling the rear brakes I have come to realize I have no idea how to replace the bearings.  The manual says I need special tools to remove and replace the oil seals.  Is there any way to jerryrig some tools that will get the job done properly without wrecking anything.  I've never done rear bearings before, so I'm a little lost, but I'd like to get it done as long as I have the parts and have one wheel mostly apart. I found one video on this forum but it leaves a lot of information out.  The manuals I've looked at also seem somewhat vague. Can anyone help me out? Also, how does one tell how much grease goes in the grease hole?
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56D500boy
Posted 2021-08-31 11:45 PM (#614649 - in reply to #614647)
Subject: Re: Replace rear bearings-56 DeSoto



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I watched these videos thought that they would be handy when I did my 56 Dodge rear axle bearings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlALkSsLXGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3481eyGY134

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHf6uQ4JpOc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4-4XDvdRVs





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Bobsmith
Posted 2021-09-01 1:01 PM (#614658 - in reply to #614649)
Subject: Re: Replace rear bearings-56 DeSoto


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Thank you, these are helpful. So the cover on the rear end does not need to be removed to disconnect the axle?
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56D500boy
Posted 2021-09-01 2:20 PM (#614659 - in reply to #614658)
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Bobsmith - 2021-09-01 10:01 AM
Thank you, these are helpful. So the cover on the rear end does not need to be removed to disconnect the axle?


There is no "cover", just the complete gear carrier assembly.

So the answer is to your question is no. The axle is not held in by any clips at the differential end.



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Powerflite
Posted 2021-09-01 3:08 PM (#614663 - in reply to #614647)
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Don't use that crappy seal puller shown in the video to get the inner seal out. Use a slide hammer with 3-jaw external claws instead.

The most entertaining video of that series is this one: :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4-4XDvdRVs
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b5rt
Posted 2021-09-07 8:06 PM (#614819 - in reply to #614663)
Subject: Re: Replace rear bearings-56 DeSoto



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Powerflite - 2021-09-01 2:08 PM

Don't use that crappy seal puller shown in the video to get the inner seal out. Use a slide hammer with 3-jaw external claws instead.

The most entertaining video of that series is this one: :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4-4XDvdRVs

There was a lot waiting to go wrong in that one! Seriously, having your pretty wife's face right there while beat the bearing on with a pipe? The ignorance abounds on this one! And then magically the race is in place, LOL
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big m
Posted 2021-09-08 11:10 AM (#614829 - in reply to #614647)
Subject: Re: Replace rear bearings-56 DeSoto



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Here are some photos I took when doing my '59 Custom Sierra in 2008. I welded two axle nuts together to use with a common slide hammer to remove the axles, then a threaded seal puller from Snap-On.



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