Rolling restoration: 1989 3.6

I updated this topic almost four months ago. I have been mainly driving, washing, waxing, and enjoying. :smile: Well, I did some minor cosmetic work on the car during the summer.

Next, I will replace the left rear hub carrier fulcrum bearings. I have ordered in two CAC4610 bearings. Based on the information I have gathered, the process is:

  1. Remove the hub/control arm bolt. Mark the bolt before removing so that when you install it later your alignment doesn’t suffer.
  2. Support the hub using a floor jack.
  3. Remove the bearing and pull it out along with the sleeve.
  4. Remove the old bearing race. This seems to be the difficult part. Maybe I bend a screwdriver shaft so that I could approach the race from the opposite side of the hub. The other option is to cut off the race using a Dremel tool. Some people have welded metal to the race and then used a punch and a hammer to remove the race. That will be my last resort.
  5. Clean up the pivot pin sleeve and the outer pivot pin (bolt).
  6. Tap in the new outer bearing race using a 30 mm socket.
  7. Grease up the new bearings using a high temperature lithium grease.
  8. Reinstall the bolt using your previous marks and torque to 80-85 ft-lbs.

Let us see how it goes in practice! :sweat_smile:

Sources: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-xj8-xjr-x308-27/rear-hub-bearing-replacement-write-up-169352/
http://www.jag-lovers.org/include/iv3.php3?zx=SdAJyRPwz9TTAQgI%2F%2BSXyAjICQSal8oIxUM%2BzYwEO9QKAIzY%2BzjU%2FzHR2QMPzjoHm5b4Cc8L%2FtaezArQEkifn8cEyhH%2F3pzJAscJAJjHuA0%3D
https://forums.jag-lovers.com/t/xj40-replacing-rear-hub-fulcrum-bearings/280401/6