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Question: rear wheel bearings making noise

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Visitor, 5.0L V8, Emerald Isle, NC, April 28, 2010, 08:04

I was told that i had a bad rear outer axle bearing. My question Is the bearing pressed onto the axle? I bought a couple of bearings but they had the race and the seals all in one and i took them back as i believe they were the wrong ones.is their anyway to get a diagram of bearing parts?

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    mastertech6371 April 28, 2010, 13:25
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    no, they were correct. the bearing is pressed into the spindle and hub. it is a labor intensive job. we charge about 60 for bearing and about 3 hors labor including the alignment.

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