Shandley Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Greetings to all!! My baby is just about ready to roll.... however, it's been sitting so long that the front wheels won't spin freely. With some effort, I am able to spin them. I took off the tire and the brake caliper as well as the disc and tried to spin it. No go. So my next thought was bearings.... but wait a minute.... How.... w... my bearing "cap" is strange. It's not a cap at all. It looks inset with a couple tabs. How do you remove the cap that is there to replace the wheel bearings? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 If it is 2wd I think you just replace the whole assembly. I think just the bearings can be replaced but you need a press or something and it is cheaper just to replace the whole assembly. Someone else should chime in and verify this. I'm not positive since mine is 4wd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 http://www.nagca.com/grandtech/dana30wheelbearing.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandley Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Well, there it is.... except, I was writing my first post from (a very poor) memory annnnd I believe it is the rear bearings I am trying to replace... not the front. I'm very sorry. Any ideas on the rear bearings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89flat Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 you have to press the axle out of the bearing using a bearing seperater and a shop press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 do you have a c-clip or non c-clip axle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 this guys has lots of good info that will help you. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 http://www.nagca.com/grandtech/dana30wheelbearing.htm For 4-wheel drive :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'm curious on how it works too, being replace bearings, or assembly. I have 2 2wd MJs that are getting all new front end componets this summer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 http://www.nagca.com/grandtech/dana30wheelbearing.htm For 4-wheel drive :popcorn: same principal applies to 2wd if just swapping out a new hub bearing assembling, just have no shaft to undo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 so you can order a 2wd hub assembly? guess i could go look :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 so you can order a 2wd hub assembly? guess i could go look :doh: If the front axle uses the unitized hub/bearing assemblies, they are the same for 2WD and 4WD. But some years the front axles of 2WD vehicles got conventional front axle bearings. I don't remember which years were which, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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