Rear Brake Drum Bearings

[Mad Professor 7]

Good day all.

 

I have been stripping down a spare rear suspension, so that I can refurb it, to replace the current failing one on my GRD.

 

But when I removed one of the rear brake drums, the inner bearing just fell to pices.

 

The brake drums them selfs are in good condition, and I would like to reuse them if possible.

 

So can you buy new replacment bearings for the rear brake drums, and if so where from?

 

I have been trying all morning to get onto servicebox without any luck, I keep getting timeout errors and error 500.

 

Thanks for your time.

 

Best Regards.

Edited November 27, 2012 by Mad Professor

[welshpug 1,646]

any motorfactor can supply you some bearings

 

the inner race does often pull out but its not a problem at all as long as they are in good condition, they're just a pair of taper bearings inside a single outer race.

[Mad Professor 7]

Thanks for your reply.

 

I have removed the inner and outer bearings, from both rear hubs.

 

All four bearings in question are "SKF 445539"

 

They have had a nice soak in my 300w ultrasonic bath @ 65c, and are now looking nice and clean.

 

No sign of damage, so will repack the bearings with high quality wheel bearing grease, and refit them.

 

Best Regards.

[Tom Fenton 1,536]

I hope you have kept track of which goes where, even though they are all the same they are used, and so they need to go back with their respective inner & outer races.

[Anthony 1,002]

What I would say is that if you're in any doubt just replace them - rear wheel bearings for drum braked models are both inexpensive and straight forward to change if you've access to a press.

 

Just make sure that you buy a decent quality bearing. I know the First Line branded ones I pressed in for someone recently were actually SKF bearings inside the packaging, and they come complete with new circlip, nut, washer etc.

[Paul_13 212 1 Cars]

SNR bearings Ant

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

if your rebuilding your rear suspension surly you will just use all new bearings anyway

[welshpug 1,646]

wheel bearings aren't suspension, they're wheel bearings they are designed to last the lifetime of the vehicle, which in truth they do tend to on the rear of pugs, hell my 1.9 is still on its original front bearings afaik!