How hard is it to change the pinion and carrier bearings in a 95 Camaro?
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It's an awful job if you don't have a press and associated tools. It's basically a rear end rebuild and you had better know how to do that too. -
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I can get bearings pressed on and off......what associated tools do I need?Comment
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Do you know how to setup gears? You will at least need a dial indicator and some expertise. It's hard to do by people that know how to do it.Rob B 95Z A4 Tech Page (Part numbers / locations, how to's, schematics, DTC's...) Home Page - shbox.comComment
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Don't forget a pinion depth checker also. Setting up gears is "black magic"..... leave it to the pro's.Fred
381ci all-forged stroker - 10.8:1 - CNC LT4 heads/intake - CC solid roller - MoTeC engine management - 8 LS1 coils - 58mm TB - 78# injectors - 300-shot dry nitrous - TH400 - Gear Vendor O/D - Strange 12-bolt - 4.11's - AS&M headers - duals - Corbeau seat - AutoMeter gauges - roll bar - Spohn suspension - QA1 shocks - a few other odds 'n ends. 800HP/800lb-ft at the flywheel, on a 300-shot. 11.5 @ 117MPH straight motorComment
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A bunch of shims, impact tools, dial indicator, the gear marking compound, and lots of time and patience- It is a pain to do it, but it can be done if you are willing to take everything apart and put it back together several times-
Check a flat-rate manual, and see how many hours they tell you to charge for- I would guess at least 5 hours shop time- and that is by pros who do it all the time-2001 Z28 A4 - 160 deg t-stat, 3.42 gears, WS6 sway bars, rear springs and shocks, UMI SFC's, Torque Arm and STB, leather Firebird seats, Borla, SLP Y-pipe and lid, ZO6 cam and springs - 332 RWHP and 346 RWTQ, not bad for 'almost stock' - work in progress
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Yeah took me and my brother about 7 hours laying on our backs. Its no joke and it a total pain in the Arse!!! You need special tools to set the pinion depth and all that. When I got my car I had a spun Carrier baring. I got a total Rebuild kit. I had a machine shop change out those bearings and did the rest myself!
Then you have to make sure your back-lash is correct! Unless you know what your doing, just pay! I know I would now!
Eddie
2000 M6 Trans Am
Tune+exhaust=344WHP
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