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1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:57 pm
by littlesammy
hi yall , after my outing at the devils pit a couple of weekends ago ive developed a nasty noise from the rear which has turned out to be the half shaft bearings on the rear driver side .
i do not know enough about it to tackle it and wandered if i needed a new half shaft or can i get the bearings done.?
cheers
liam
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:26 pm
by ScottieJ
It's only around £30 for a bearing kit and doesn't take long.
http://www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk/diy/18-wh ... l-bearings
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:41 pm
by Ladaman
If you are still on drum brakes, remember to fit the back plate BEFORE the new bearing
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:43 pm
by littlesammy
cheers gentlemen., ive got rear discs. i only found out when i changed the pads which were almost non existent.!
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:48 pm
by timwilks13
Ladaman wrote:If you are still on drum brakes, remember to fit the back plate BEFORE the new bearing
Surely no one has ever made such an elementary mistake!?
Yea remember that dude, it's a major ball ache trying to remove a new bearing with out a tool and not damage it!
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:56 pm
by littlesammy
timwilks13 wrote:Ladaman wrote:If you are still on drum brakes, remember to fit the back plate BEFORE the new bearing
Surely no one has ever made such an elementary mistake!?
Yea remember that dude, it's a major ball ache trying to remove a new bearing with out a tool and not damage it!
lol., ill pass that on to whoever i get to do it.!
cheers.!
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:15 pm
by twiss
best thing to do is take the shaft and new bearing to a workshop with a hydraulic press... will take about 2 minutes and save a lot of hassle!!!
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:57 pm
by Ladaman
twiss wrote:best thing to do is take the shaft and new bearing to a workshop with a hydraulic press... will take about 2 minutes and save a lot of hassle!!!
Or 20 minutes in the oven at 180 degree C, a pair of welding gloves, and some swift movements.
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:35 pm
by dazerede
I made a tool to put bearings on shafts it's a bit of tube a bit bigger than the size of the shaft and all I do is tap the tube down and the bearing down and I have used it twice and works alright
Re: 1987 Samurai half shaft bearings!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:35 pm
by littlesammy
thanks for all the replies , we've had a look at the pictures and my mate has a press in his work shop so all i gotta do is get a bearing from somewhere and well have a go at it at the weekend.!!