Shall I make a poll to gauge interest?

 

you and mike have an rx7 junkyard in your house

 

you have no idea

 

i'll see it when i goto sevenstock :bigthumg:

 

i think someone should do a writeup on how to change the rear bearings... similar to how mazdatrix has a write up to change the front bearings... mind you those were a bitch to do

 

I documented installation of my rear steer eliminators with photos, the pics are here:



http://www.pengaru.com/~swivel/cars/rx-7/09-05-2001/





it's basically the same for the wheel bearings, you need to remove the toe control hub in both cases.



Instead, you are pressing out the bearing rather than the DTSS bushing... They sell something called a 'hub shark' that makes pressing in/out bearings much easier if you don't have a press. I borrowed one from CarX at the time, it should be rentable @ autozone or a similar place.



If you look at the pictures, pay attention to how the top link is unbolted so it will come apart, after you take off the bolt, there is still a bushing inside that is pressed into the toe control hub slightly, which will prevent it from coming out without damaging something, I used a C clamp, a small deep well socket, and a 17mm or so 3/8 socket on the recieving end to press the bushing back a bit so it clears the toe control hub. The deep well is inserted kindof crooked so it bottoms out on the lip of the bushing. The C clamp is used to press the deep well against the bushing so the bushing exits a bit on the other end into the larger socket.... The pictures illustrate it well:







and you can see the bushing pressed back in this picture though it's a little blurry:







You will likely notice there is a composite washer/spacer of sorts that goes in the gap between the toe control hub and the trailing arm, around the bolt and bushing that is being pressed back, in the picture, the spacer is already gone, and the toe control hub is free to be removed.



The rest is simple, a ball joint press is used in the pics to press in and out the bushings, it won't work well for the bearing though and a hub shark is recommended, if you do not have a real press. I did my bearings later but didnt photograph it as I was in a hurry to get the car back on the road...



I strongly recommend doing the rear steer eliminator bushings at the same time as the wheel bearings since the same stuff has to be removed to do either one.

 

I was wondering what the dealer would charge to do the entire job?

 

don't even bother talking to the dealer... you will get



" i'm sorry... what do u want to do exactly? and a confused face.

 

damn! that is an amazing documentary penaguru... add some documentary in the pics... like specific tools u used.



Damn i just notice you have an impact air gun! that is how you got the rear axle nut off.

 

words i mean