Recent content by mike93

Thank you fellas, I disassembled again this evening, removed seal by putting hub/rotor on spindle, threading on nut and yanking it towards me. Seal appeared undamaged. Drove out old races, installed the ones that came with the KOYO’s, and bam, I was able to install the second thinnest snap ring...

Thank you, that’s what I’m beginning to suspect. The consensus seems to be its likely the inner (larger?) bearing and race, but I’m hesitant to mess w/ it because I’m not sure how to remove new seal I installed without damaging it. And I can’t see how the seal would seat fully if the bearing...

Now that you mention it, I guess not. God now I’m really scratching my head. And I’ve noted your advice about torquing down the hub flange, but as I pull on cv axle I’m also pressing in on hub flange, and several tries ago I did this with it tightened down to see if I gained any clearance...

Ok, did what y’all said, cleaned a greased back side of knuckle. Replaced ball joint, and tie rod as well while I was there. Went to re-assemble and try to get snap ring on once again. Same deal, tried harmonic balancer puller like 2001LC shows, made homemade puller with 8mm bolt and channel...

Ok, some additional info, when I originally pulled the rotor and hub assembly, the bearings inside seemed ok, grease was a bit tired. I replaced both bearings (timkens which I thought was indicative of non dealer service) with KOYO’s and Mobil 1 grease, as well as the grease seal on the back of...

Hello all, Recently bought a 2007 LC, attempting to get to a baseline maintenance wise with her. First thing on my checklist was the drivers wheel bearing, did lots of research and attempted several times without success as my bc axle will not come out far enough to even get the thinnest snap...