Half shaft support bearings

[01yellercobra]

I'm not sure what they're actually called. I'm referring to the bearings behind the seals in the diff case. Has anyone replaced those? I need to replace one of the seals and figured since I'm there I should look into replacing the bearings as well. Is there a fancy tool to pop them out? Or is it one of those jobs that's better to do when the case is pulled apart on a bench?

 

[Albatross]

I did mine when I had the pumpkin out to do gears. I think I tapped them out from the inside. It may be possible to pull them out with a bearing puller on a slide hammer if your not planning on pulling the pumpkin. Installed them with a socket that fit the outer race. Hope this helps.

 

[P49Y-CY]

bob the service manual says you can do the bearing and seal on the car. like albatross said it shows to use a slide hammer and seal/bearing cup drivers. (of course the rotunda tools probably cost about $2500)

 

[01yellercobra]

Thanks guys. For $2500 I'll see if I can come up with something else. I'm going to be putting it on a lift for exhaust work so figured I'd do this while I'm there.

 

[Rich'sTRsvt]

You can do it pretty easy with a slide hammer with the two jaw puller if I remember right. It is a small bearing so it shouldn’t take much.