Marty,
I actually ordered all my front-end stuff
and the rear wheel bearings from www.kanter.com
. They seem to have a pretty good selection of stuff for the older cars. Not
sure if anyone else has dealt with them, but my experience was a good one.
Ken
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Subject: RE: IML: 66 imperial rear
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thanks for the info. where did you get the bearings? NAPA? i also have
one of those ORANGE colored HARBOR FREIGHT
presses. can't beat the price of it.
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Marty,
I just replaced the rear axle bearings on
my ’67 and they also had to be chiseled off. It wasn’t as
difficult as I thought it would be. A good hand grinder (a Makita for me)
and a sharp hard chisel are a must. But after you get the old ones off
you need a way to get the new ones on the axle. I have a 12 ton press
(available from Harbor Freight tools for about $100) which made installing the
new bearings a breeze. Plus the press came in pretty handy for changing
out the lower ball joints up front.
Ken
67 Crown 4 DrHT
69 Satellite
63 Power Wagon
01 300M
04 Ram 2500 Cummins
Mopar or No Car
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Subject: IML: 66 imperial rear
wheel bearings
anyone ever replaced the rear axle bearings on a 66 crown? it
looks like a big job in the FSM. are these bearings available? the
FSM shows a bearing retaining collar which need to be chiseled off. is
this thing available also?
after i replace these bearings, i will have replaced all 5 including
the center support bearing. i have never had such a bearing problem on a
classic car like on this car. is this a typical problem on these cars?
