axles and all things pre 84

MR 69ER · March 08, 2004, 11:34:01 PM

Does anyone have any info or know of a link to a how to site for the replacement of rear wheel bearings on a 69 model. I know of a write up that was done by corvette fever a few years ago but I cant seem to find it any where. I'm calling out for you Brutus as I am hoping that you will have some info on this. I already have all the replacement gear but I just need to know how to do the job. By the way it was myself & Andy that bumped into your son out at Rosehill racecourse last Friday how did he do on the dyno? and nice looking SSS. The guys running the dyno there were my mates from down the coast they really seem to be getting on in the industry. Hope you can help me out.

Cheers
Steve :20:20:20

booboo · March 11, 2004, 10:48:21 PM

try this www.corvettefaq.com/ has links for all and any info on pre 84 corvettes.
Awesome site!

Good luck,

cheers
booboo.
(my first post, hopefully)

Brutus · March 13, 2004, 02:02:30 AM

I'll see what I can chase up for you Steve. Scott told me some guys mentioned to him that they knew me, but being a typical lad, he couldn't tell me anything worthwhile that made you identifiable in the least.
He made 216 RWHP from his 2 ltr on his first attempt on the dyno, but didn't go back on the Sunday.

Brutus · March 13, 2004, 02:13:57 AM

Steve...These articles aren't very bearing specific, but it's a start.
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2002/march/trailingarms/ta-1.asp
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2002/april/trailingarm2/arm2-1.ASP

Bob

Brutus · March 13, 2004, 02:49:29 AM

Here's a pretty rough one from Van Steel.
http://www.vansteel.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bearingremoval

Bob

MR 69ER · March 13, 2004, 09:10:05 PM

Thanks for your efforts Bob but I bit the bullet & took the car up to Peak Performances work shop in Ulladulla on friday & they did the job without a hitch. I had already purchased all the parts so they just had to get the old ones off and install the new ones (I left them the easy part). All went well and the car was back on the road within 4 hrs, I was impressed. Considering they had never worked on a Vette before they did a great job. The right hand side rear stub axle practically fell off once they removed the park brake hub & disc, they undid the castle nut by hand (thats how loose it was) considering it is suppose to be torqued up to 100ft pounds. Also whilst on the right hand side there was also meant to be a dust sheild which at some point or another must have sheared off & left a quarter of it still on that was not doing the job. That was the easy side. The left side was the worst with the park brake hub & disc proving almost impossible to get off (almost impossible), but with much patience & a nice tone in his voice Dave (The mechanic from Peak) got it off. Then out of all the new parts I bought the one thing I didnt get was what we needed & that was a new castle nut to go onto the inside of the stub axle as when we tried to torque it up to 100ft ponds she gave in. So after 1/2hr turning the work shop upside down & 1/2hr down at the local wrecker we had no luck. Except for the under construction new Peak Perforance power house 1 tonner that they are putting together in the workshop which is a HQ rolling shell complete with front wheel hubs ( emphasis on front wheel hubs) within 2 minutes they had the dust cap & castle nut off & you guessed right it was spot on. From then on it was smooth sailing she torqued up and I was back on the road. That is of course after we bled the brakes & got me a good pedal, lets hope that is the end to my rear caliper piston slap & the loss of my brakes.

Again thanks for your help Bob

Cheers
Steve

Brutus · March 14, 2004, 01:40:11 AM

Glad to hear it all went well for you Steve.....well eventually anyway. That 4 hour turn around must be some sort of record, especially from guys who'd never worked on a Vette before! You don't want to know how long it took me to rebuild my rear end.:b2

Bob

MR 69ER · March 15, 2004, 10:05:02 PM

Yeah thanks Bob I was pretty impressed as well, as I had heard from other guys in the club that it was a pretty big job and that was why I decided to parm it out rather than have a go myself. Now seeing how it all goes together it does not look to hard a job. But I guess a job always looks easy when it is beeing done by someone that knows what they are doing and most importantly has all the right tools.

Cheers
Steve