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rear end bearing questions #1185795 02/25/12 01:13 PM 02/25/12 01:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina T Tadams OP enthusiast
Tadams OP enthusiast T Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina	I have pulled the rear axel from my 65 barracuda. When I was going to re-line the rear brakes everything was covered with dirt and grime which I assume is from a leaking rear axel seal. The bearing seems good. My question is do I need to replace the bearing and I believe their are 2 seals? I have everything apart now and am at a stand still. Also do I need to have someone press the bearing on if I have to replace it. Thanks, Tommy

Re: rear end bearing questions [Re: Tadams] #1185796 02/25/12 01:19 PM 02/25/12 01:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Quote: I have pulled the rear axel from my 65 barracuda. When I was going to re-line the rear brakes everything was covered with dirt and grime which I assume is from a leaking rear axel seal. The bearing seems good. My question is do I need to replace the bearing and I believe their are 2 seals? I have everything apart now and am at a stand still. Also do I need to have someone press the bearing on if I have to replace it. Thanks, Tommy If you have rear end lube in the brake area replace the inner seal The outer seal is more of a dust seal to keep dirt and debrie out of the bearing area. It is usually only replaced when the bearing is replaced. Clean and repack the bearing with a good wheel bearing grease and reinstall the axle as per http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/axle/12.html

Re: rear end bearing questions [Re: MoparforLife] #1185797 02/25/12 01:20 PM 02/25/12 01:20 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina T Tadams OP enthusiast
Tadams OP enthusiast T Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina	Hi, thanks for the info. I guess I will order some parts and go ahead and finish the front end while I wait.

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