Been a while since I've done anything... I've been saving! (regretably, not money...)
Colo Dan can probably guess this project since I sorta got the main parts off him.
When I got the Alltrac I noticed a rhythmic howling noise from the front wheels, my limited knowledge guessed wheel bearings. And, a year later it was confirmed, mostly in the form of the front right bearing becoming nice and loose so as to make left turns, um...interesting. While I was gathering parts I made a discovery; apparantly not ALL wheel bearings marked for ST16x's are actually the right freaking size :doh:
The first set I got were easily 2mm too small for the knuckle. Buggah. So after waiting on am RMA and a new set I was finally able to do something productive!
One of the knuckles wakkjobb was so gracious as to get for me
El-cheapo deluxe model gear puller. I used a 1 1/16" socket to press the axle hub out
Hub+inner race = grumbling
Freshly modded gear puller so it has some grip on the race
It's working! I didn't screw it up!
Once the race got halfway up the dumb socket kept staggering around like a drunk, so I improvised:
The Naked Hub
Freshly removed snapring and dust covers and icky gelatenized grease
Found this at Harbor Freight. Turns out it was PERFECT for pressing the bearings and hubs back in
20ton press. Yeah yeah, I know it's not the safest setup but screw it, they shimmed up perfectly and I was running out of money/patience
Where everything fell once the bearing popped out
All cleaned up, ready for hydraulic raping
Out with the old, in with the new
In she goes!
All gooped up with grease
Big dust shield bolted back in...and "massaged" to fit the 185 rotors
Hubbeth installeth
And the pièce de résistance; brand new ball joint
Gonna put these in later tonight...hopefully the damn camber bolts won't get in my way. And some other stuff will be going in too.