Does anyone have or seen instructions, either written or on video, replacing the rear wheel bearings? Or does anyone have experience doing them, and if you could tell me what level of difficulty I’m getting into?

 

Here's an excerpt from the workshop manual. Small play in the bearing is ok and supposed to be there. Noise or exess play is not. It is not the easiest wheel bearing job to do.

 

I'm a complete newbie to doing bearings like this, so I'm in a steep learning curve. I've done the left rear three times so far and while it works I know its still not right and now I think its time for the right one as well. Hoping for a late summer rear end-fest with new shocks, bushings, spring isolators and both wheel bearings.

I have learned that I hate these rear bearings and would rather do 5 front wheel bearing replacements than one rear bearing. But I'm stubborn and not ready to admit defeat.

The PDF above has pretty much all the info you need. I've done it by pivoting the carrier down off the axle and I've also removed the carrier altogether to get it on my workbench and up on the 20 ton press, which I think helped considerably. Shimming and bearing play are my problem I think. Getting the measurement right and then finding the right shim is difficult. Best of luck.

 

I ended up leaving damned fronts to my mechanic cause there is no way to do them without a press
Backs are pretty straightforward, and only difference between them and older jags is that you need the hub puller for the job
Get the heavy hammer and have your waifu **** you off and they will fall out the hub by themself