Quick question on front wheel bearing removal

[alia176]

It's been a very long time since I've done a front wheel bearing on a subaru so my memory is a tad rusty. My search didn't answer this particular question which is, do I push the bearing race inboard or outboard? I'm using a hub tamer tool and want to make sure that I know which way the bearing race has to come out! The snap ring on the inside (toward the engine) has been removed so I'm thinking the bearing race goes toward the inside. But for some reason, this feels wrong. Various YouTube vids show the race being pushed out toward the inside so my guess is that the SVX follows suit.

Anyway, thanks for any assistance.

[SVXMAN2001]

The svx manuals don't discuss removal/install procedures for front wheel bearings...only rears. Could it be that the front wheel bearings are removed same as the rears?

[Hocrest]

It's going to go in the direction that the small ring is holding it in place.

[alia176]

Ok, I figured it out. The bearing race goes INWARD (toward the engine) for extraction. It's a little troubling that the SVX manual doesn't explain this process but oh well.

According to the Timken site, it appears as though there are only TWO seals for all four wheels. Even though NAPA and the usual places list four different part numbers for seals. Weird.

The pics are showing you the tool used to push the bearing inward using a Hubtamer tool kit.

[alia176]

well, the rear seals DO NOT fit the front when it comes to using NAPA seals Oh well, it was worth a shot. I'll end up ordering the Timken seals from RockAuto. Their prices for Timken seals were much less than Partsgeek.

[SVXMAN2001]

Thanks for documenting this project, been wanting to do this for a while.

What sort of problems were you experiencing which required changing the front bearings?