As expected the Rotunda tools turned an impossible job into one that took no time at all. The first set of rear bearings took me about 30 mins to get it all installed and greased, and sealed up. Mainly because I was fumbling around with the tools and how best to hold the drum. The second drum took a grand total of 5 minutes to completely install.
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| Mounting the first bearing cup |
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Forgot to add the outside bearing cup.
They can both be installed together |
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| Cups Installed |
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On to second Drum, All tools and bearing cups,
and seal laid out prior to installation |
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| Seal on Rotunda Seal Replacer Tool 1109-B |
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| Seal driven home |
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| Greased and Ready to install...another day |
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| Both Drums complete and ready for installation |
The right front suspension was acting a little wonkey, so I tore into replacing the lower control arm bushing and lower ball joint on the right front wheel. I got everything disassembled fairly quickly but I did not have a hydraulic press to coax the bushing in and out. So I finally got the right combination of Rotunda tools, dish soap, a couple extra sockets and a bench vise (which I had to mount prior to use).
To install the new Moog lower control arm bushing, I used the bench vise to press the Moog bushing into the control arm until it bottomed out, then I added Rotunda 3069-A4 into the bushing and Rotunda 3069-A3 under the control arm and turned the vise to fully seat the bushing.
I road tested my work and it made a huge difference in handling. The ball joint was starting to fail, so the combination of new ball joint and control arm bushing really sorted out the right side.
I took off the left wheel, and the rotor is all discolored...and the bearing sounds like there is gravel in it...must have cooked my left wheel bearings. They are now on order, and I'll do the ball joint, bushing and left side bearings next weekend.
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