RCinNC
Well-Known Member
I just got done having the rear wheel bearings replaced on my 2014 S10 (drive side was okay, but the non-drive side was really notchy). I was checking the bearing in the clutch hub and it was good, but I noticed that the part numbered "12" in the photo (the parts diagram calls it a wheel collar) was firmly stuck inside the inner race of the bearing, almost like an interference fit. I didn't mess with it too much because the bearing doesn't need changed right now, but at some point it'll have to be, so I'm trying to figure out in advance how it has to be done. Is that wheel collar supposed to be easily removed from inside the inner race of the bearing? Obviously you have to be able to remove it from the bearing, since my replacement bearing didn't come with one, so do I drive the wheel collar out of the inner race with something like a drift?
How have you guys removed that bearing? There's no way that I can see to drive it out of the hub; if you flip the hub over and look at the bearing from the opposite side, there's no way to access the outer race so you could drive it out; all you can see is the inner race and dust seal on the bearing. Did you use some type of bearing puller that pulls it out using the inner race?
How have you guys removed that bearing? There's no way that I can see to drive it out of the hub; if you flip the hub over and look at the bearing from the opposite side, there's no way to access the outer race so you could drive it out; all you can see is the inner race and dust seal on the bearing. Did you use some type of bearing puller that pulls it out using the inner race?