little red cheroke
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do i have to get new shims if i change my carrier bearings? i only have to change one side. (LP D30. 3.55 gear)
kndrewa said:i would try my best not to drive it with that blown carrier bearing. i had one go out in my d35 in the rear and it destroyed the lsd back there, so now i just have open diffs front and rear. yay.
5-90 said:It will.
I've done this in my 89 Limited - just cut the old bearings off with a Dremel (keep a clean rag over the rest of the thing, to keep metal filings out,) rinse with brake or carburettor cleaner, and tap the new bearings on. Reused the old preload shims, and haven't had a problem.
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Rawbrown said:we have a winner for the best suggestion so far... 5-90.
and just to add to it. don't cut all the way through the bearing but about 80%. then take a hammer and chisel and smack it right in the crack. if you do it right you'll hear a "kink" sound and the bearing will tap right off.
when hammering on the new bearings, do not hammer against the the cage and make sure of that.
Rawbrown said:There is only one thing I ever put in the oven to open it up. and thats ford ring gears. I put them in my toaster oven at 250 for about 20min... slides right on.
5-90 said:...but I'd probably put the bearings in the oven rather than boiling water (I'm just funny that way. I don't like getting steel too wet if I can avoid it...) The boiling water should evapourate almost immediately, tho.
5-90 said:It will.
I've done this in my 89 Limited - just cut the old bearings off with a Dremel (keep a clean rag over the rest of the thing, to keep metal filings out,) rinse with brake or carburettor cleaner, and tap the new bearings on. Reused the old preload shims, and haven't had a problem.
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