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Can someone tell me or give me directions on how to replace the rear wheel bearingS ?
here whats going on I can slightly move the rear wheel in +out slightly and if I push the sides towrads the front , then rear it moves pretty good- so I assuming ( ya know what that means) that the rear bearing & probabaly races need to be replaced, before i can do a proper alignment.

So can someone tell me where I can get these bearing and is there a special tool to replace these bearings as I think I heard there was- any help much appreciated
Mike # party7042
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Mike,

I just bought new wheel bearings from Bob Byars at Precision ProFormance (562-691-2526). He is in Brea, but all of the vendors should have them. Both bearings (inner and outer) were $60 total. You will also need a new axle nut. Don't reuse the old one. You do need a special socket to remove the axle nut, available from the vendors or online.

The wheel bearings are ball type bearings and come as an assembly.

There is a possibility that you may also have a worn axle (where the outer bearing rides) and/or problem with the bearing spacer. You won't be able to tell until the axle is removed.

The upright (the part that the axle bearings are pressed into) has a pivot shaft at the bottom. Pressed into the bottom of the upright are two bushings.

John
Mike,

There's an article 'Grin and Bearing it' written by Mike Drew in the July PCNC newsletter (page 8) that can be found here...

http://www.panteraclubnorcal.c...rticles/News0907.pdf

It discusses the use of a wider bearing for longer service life and and has part #'s for the wider and stock bearings.

I'm sure there are other documents on the actual replacement process, getting the high axle nut torque is the trick in all this.

Good luck,
Julian
PCNC has a very active POCA Chapter and not only are the Newsletters a good read, they contain some great tech tips too.

I recommend everyone link them to their 'favorites' if for nothing more than to get a monthly Pantera fix during the long winter months.....
I went to Panteraplace.com and there is a very good article on replacing the rear busings and bearings, but Mike went to a Timken tapered bearing...you have to change the seal but it appears that is the only change. I think I will email Mike and see if he has the part numbers...there is a link in his article for the Timken site but it no longer works.

http://www.panteraplace.com/page87.htm

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Well thanks to all for all the advice as I had Wilkinson Pantera do the work, had to replace the axles as someone previously had the studs welded to the axle, also 2 studs snapped, bearin on 1 wheel was undersized, so got the bigger bearings and Steve did a great job, of course more than I was originally quoted, but nobody coulkd see the bad parts either.
Im glad I had one of the Pantera shops do the work
thx Mike #7042
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