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Originally Posted by JohnJL
We are all talking about here after the bearing is seated - by the outer race - in the arm already. Once that is done, how to get the outer hub and inner stub axle installed without destroying expensive bearings.
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I think the video covers that in using the threaded rod to pull the outer hub on the the outer bearing race. To do this without damaging the bearing, you have to support the inner race on the other side of the threaded rod.
You could easily mess this up by placing your inner support on the trailing arm housing instead of the actual bearing race. That could cause the outer hub to push on the inner race as you tighten it and unseat the inner race.
Once you fully seat the outer hub, using the inner hub to seat the inner race is easy with the axle nut.
FWIW, I think once the race is unseated, the seal can become damaged. If this happens, the bearing life is probably shortened and would need replacing.
I just went through this same ordeal and ended up paying someone to seat my bearings with a shop press after unsuccessfully inserting one of them slightly crooked following that same video. I think this was difficult to do with so many washers and alignment issues with the arms out of the car. May have been easier if the arms weren’t flopping around on my shop bench...