i have removed the rear wheel and centre cap do i need to remove the drum
II agree with D , if your have a front wheel drive you will have needle bearings and a race in the front hub assembly. Your rear bearings are sealed and unbolt as a whole unit. You must remove the rear brake assembly to access the bearing mount bolts. A rear wheel drive car will have taper bearings and a race in all four wheel hubs secured by a single bearing plate and nut.
Hello Tony, When you are replacing your wheel bearings, front or rear, you will need to remove the braking assembly, regardless if it has drum or disc brakes. The bearings are either housed in a hub that has the studs machined into it, or they are part of a hub assembly that also has the studs machined into it. Anything between the lug nuts and these bearing housings (hubs) needs to be removed. Good Luck!
you only have to change the wheel bearings on the front wheels
yes, and chances are you will need to remove your axles and use a slide hammer to knock your wheel bearings out if this is a solid rear axle vehicle. when your remove the axles make sure they are not grooved where the axle rides and that the axles tubes aren't full of metal material.
The rear bearings are probably sealed units if it's a front wheel drive car. You will of course have to remove the drums, they should just come right off. zxc
