Rear Wheel Bearing Question

[Fishcop]

I'm going to replace my rear wheel bearings, but I'm a bit confused with all the various rear bearing configurations and "inner and outer" bearings...

1969 - Steel trailing arms... Is it just one bearing in the trailing arm or two?

Cheers

[Driver8]

John,

There is only one rear bearing per side, it requires a special tool for removal and instalation. If you do a search there are some who have fabricated their own tool for this job with bits and pieces purchased from Home Depot.

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[Zeke]

Pretty much the same thing as a 914 bearing job. At least there is s good article in the tech section for 914s. We don't seem to ever get one for 911s, both early and the later ones, which I think are a different deal.

You should be able to follow the 914 directions and do fine. The cheap version of the tool is explained there too.

[911S77]

Hi, sorry for hijacking...

Does anybody know the SKF manufacturer exact serial number of the rear bearing, or its specs? There's SKF's dealer near my place and I want to order the bearings from them directly. (for some reasons I can't do it from Pelican right now ).

Best regards
/Jack 911S'77

[Todd Simpson]

Yep, one bearing per side. Here's another article that may help.

http://vista.pca.org/sch/tech_articles/rear_bearing_911/911_wheel_bearing.htm

IIRC the archives have a few pretty good posts with pictures as well.

[Fishcop]

Terrific, thankyou!