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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:59 PM
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Well, I managed to remove the remains of the bearing race and oil seal. Had to use my knock-off (Harbor Freight brand) Dremel to cut a groove and used a screwdriver as a punch to break it. Came off in three pieces. The oil seal was a little less graceful coming out, as it was wedged in underneath the marred lip of the housing. Instead of having a nice 90 degree "ledge" from the bearing seat to the oil seal seat, it has a 45ish degree "slope" where the bearings wore down the sharp corner between the two. I know it's hard to explain, but I think if smooth out the bearing's bottom face and the seal's side face it will still function normally. I hope. I still haven't ordered the bearing yet, either. I suppose I should do that soon. Working two jobs 10-11 hours a day and rarely getting a day off leaves little time to work on my car.
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