flogged out rear wheel bearing covers?

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 27 Jul 2009, 11:11 am

#726081

Just pulled the rear wheel bearings on one side to find that the outer bearing seems ok, but is moving a little in the cover. What's the fix for this? Can I just thin (by sanding with wet and dry) the cover a little so it gets a better hold on the bearing?

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Klaus Custom Title Time!

1,439 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 30 Jul 2009, 9:19 pm

#726665

still can buy new ones. empi? or latest rage.

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Jul 2009, 11:17 pm

#726687

pete wood wrote:Just pulled the rear wheel bearings on one side to find that the outer bearing seems ok, but is moving a little in the cover. What's the fix for this? Can I just thin (by sanding with wet and dry) the cover a little so it gets a better hold on the bearing?

is this an IRS rear axle??
are You talking about the spacer?? between the bearings?

bearing Housing??

I don't think wet & dry will thin steel...
more like a file... very carefully...

any pics??

LEE

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