Carlisle

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I've come to the conclusion that the noise from my rear end is the bearings, I've been driving with the noise for a good while now and only recently has it started getting worse. Chances are it's torn up my axles as well, does anybody have any recommendations for how I should go about fixing this? Just replace the axles with oem axles or upgrade? brands? are there kits out there that include the bearings?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks
C.

lsx74camaro

Is it for sure coming from the axle bearings or the side or pinion bearings in the diff, i havent seen as many axle bearings go, how are the axle seals? Cause if the axle bearings were bad enough the seals would get hot and start leaking diff fluid.

lsx74camaro

bearing noise= noise when acceleration big pinion bearing, noise decel small pinion bearing, noise all the time carrier bearings, noise while turning corners spider gear thrust washers. you can get bearing kits through jegs and if the axles are gone pick up some moser's.

Carlisle

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Noise all the time. If i'm going 50mph, let off the gas, the noise dies down, but doesn't go away completely, the moment i give it any sort of gas (even just back to normal) noise immediately gets louder. Its louder on the driver side of the vehicle though.

jimmyblue

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I got the "master kit" from (I think) Reider Racing, along
with a hard collar kit, which gave me every damn thing.
The master kit was something like $150 at the time. With
the labor being the majority of cost, now would be a good
time to think about gear and chunk options (I got a near
virgin set of 3.42s for nearly dirt; the T-2R chunk, much
more spendy).

Figure that if you are replacing chunk and paying shop
rates, you are halfway to a ready-to-go heavier rear end
(of course needing some install itself, but possibly a
driveway & 6-pack kind of job if you can bleed brakes).

The cost of a pumpkin gasket and an hour will let you at
least gauge the debris situation. Finding a tooth in the soup
will probably change your plan.

Carlisle

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Hey thanks for the feedback. Turns out Reider Racing doesn't have a kit for the GM 10 bolt, but I did find one on TSP by Ratech that's a complete kit. I was looking at axles, Moser offers axles for between 260-310, I found stock axles that cost more. Not sure why though. Since I have ABS and TCS that means I need 4channel right?

More important question, can I change out the bearings myself? I read an article in high performance pontiac where they rebuilt a 10 bolt, they were using equipment that I don't have access to, to remove and press in the bearings.

I'm running on a budget as it is, paying for shop fee's would almost certainly break me.

Thanks again.
C.

Carl at CRP

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Your local auto parts store should offer removing and replacing axle bearings if You carry the axles in and purchase the bearings from them.
Carl

Carlisle

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The axle bearings on the 10 bolt rear end look like they are pressed into the axle tube itself, I'm not sure though. In the article I was reading the guys used a slide hammer to get the bearings out, but then neglected to show how they got them back in.

I've decided to just replace the axle bearings and axles for right now, the noise is most definitely coming from the driver side rear.

IF, somehow, I can install the axle bearings myself without a press of any sort, someone please let me know. I'd rather not have to take this to a shop.

Thanks.

C.

01M6TA

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i did my passenger side, you need a slide hammer to get the bearing out and i just used a large socket and big hammer to install new bearing.

macknmikey

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just did this job today, easy with the axle puller slide hammer rented from advanced auto.. just used the old bearings to hammer in the new ones.


http://youtu.be/FWpXcJuwa9k

Carlisle

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ya'll are life savers just so you know, I was about to take it too a shop. Thanks a million!
C.