squeak from rear end (Page 2 of 2)

Brown/maroon--oh yeah--I couldn't have been more off eh !

I'll watch for you.

Nic: While you're in there, you might also want to check the CV joint bearings. A loose axle nut can create havoc all along the rear suspension.

Clancy

Yeah I have no time here !
But skimmed thru these post real quick .
  Thing I dont see mentioned here , im gonna point out real quick
Im takin from my memory that this is a IRS Transaxle Correct ? << Hopefully ????
  On IRS bearing's the problem I seen described here is generally caused by a bent stubb axle .
  Or something quite common that Ive runn intoo several time's is possibly some one in the past has serviced rear bearing's and transposed there posistion ?
   Meaning >>> Inner wheel bearing and the outer wheel bearing on IRS will fit in each other's posistion's << Meaning that some one might have put the inner in where the outer goe's and the outer where the inner goe's .
   This is common mistake <<< Especially when bearing's are all re- packed with grease etc.
  Make sure that you use the right bearing in the right posistion .
1 Is a roller bearing and the other is a Ball bearing style .
   But both are the same size and will fitt in one anothers posistion , and even work for short period of time .
  Also tip on this is that when bearing's are installed in trailing arm << You should be able too read the number's . << Meaning the numbers should technically be facing out where as if you wiped grease off you should be able too see the numbers .
  Dont wash bearing's in gas , dont spinn bearing's on finger's , dont drop bearing's on concrete floor's , dont spinn bearing's with compressed air .
    Use air too blow out grease and part's cleaner working bearing back and forth carefully .
  If you drop it ?
Buy a new one >>> average price 35 buck's ! Check stub Axle for being bent !
  Also expect C.V. joint excessive wear and damage on side that went scatty boo .
LowBro C.V. joint's runn around 50 buck's a side with the boot and grease .
                                                                                                                Sean

Was that your "precision calibrated" finger you were using, or just a normal one? A quick check for runout (bent axle) is to set up a dial indicator if you have one, with the tip touching the end of the axle and spin it over by hand a couple times. Any deviation in the gauge is your runout. Even a cheapo dial indicator from sears or someplace is good enough for this, and you'll use it for other things, too. Good Luck,

Jordan

IRS bearings are a LOT different. There are two bearings on each stub axle, and you have to remove the CV joint to press out the axle and get at the inner bearing from the back side. The inner bearing is a one-piece ball bearing, held in the housing by a circlip, also removed from the back side. This ball bearing "locates" the stub axle and handles side loading. The outer bearing is a straight roller bearing (not tapered) that provides most of the load carrying ability. The roller bearing provides lots of load capacity, so bearing failures are rare. These are also grease-packed (swing axle gets oil from the tranny) so leakage is rare, and they last a long time.
It is possible to replace them on the car, but I've always removed the trailing arm and done them off the car, where I can use my press to remove and seat bearings.