Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

Hi,
I bought a Timken (#516003) wheel bearings and the mechanic say it is too big? I thought this would fit please help.
thanks in advance,
sid:confused:

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

get a smaller one!

Keith:cool:

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

Thanks, Keith
But it suppose to fit the the SVX.
Bump!

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

Did you buy just one side? I guess it could be the wrong label? How much too big? I sure hope he doesn't think it'll just slide in. I'd be happy to overnight the one I took out last year to ya.:lol:

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

I hope you took it to a Subaru shop, otherwise the chances are pretty good that you will be replacing it again before too long. The SVX bearings are the same as far as procedure goes as a Forester, Legacy, etc... except the one problem I had was the hub adaptor for the slide hammer to get the hub off didn't have the wider bolt pattern for the SVX so I had to knock it out from behind with a brass drift.

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

"I bought a Timken (#516003) wheel bearings and the mechanic say it is too big? I thought this would fit please help"

This is suppose to fit the SVX, but I believe the mechanic thinks it just slides in and I have two bearings.

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

HI, I replaced both of the bearings in the rear of my 92 myself. Lets just say that they don't come out or go in easy. It was quite the task pressing them out and in. It was a very very slow process. You might think that they would fit at first. I got mine from subaru so, I can't much about the timken. Do forget to make sure they change the grease to. Good luck.

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

What tool did you use to do it yourself?

Thanks,
Keith:cool:

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

I use a 10000 pound press with some sockets at the shop w/ some steel plate to level the hub off. It was easier to put the bearings in the to get them out.

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

Thanks!

With no press, I will revert back to plan A and just take them and have them pressed out and in.

Thought I might find another way.:(

Anything we can do ourselves we can be assured it is done correctly.

Keith:cool:

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

Make sure the number on the box matchs the number on the part (it will be laser typed on the side of the bearing. Misboxs from Timkin are not uncommon unfortunately.

(3 years experience in autoparts)

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

THANKS FOR THE ADVICES AND COMMENTS.
God bless

Re: Help! Rear Wheel Bearings (Timken)
 

GOD Bless you too!!! <3

Keith:cool: