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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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Have a 2002 sti have ordered a wheel bearing kit and it has the bearing , new circlip and three oil seals , have got wheel hub off car and can see one oil seal on the back , are the other two inside and apparent when you split the hub ?



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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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yep they'll be apparent when youve got it striped. There not easy to do with out a press.
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Unless you are lucky, when a wheel bearing goes on a Impreza, it damages the hub at the same time. So you might need a bearing and hub.
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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Unless you are lucky, when a wheel bearing goes on a Impreza, it damages the hub at the same time. So you might need a bearing and hub.
I agree but ive had three bearings in the front hub on mine and am on the second on the rear
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Thanks , hub is now pressed out and luckily no damage bearing was only making a very slight drone and had not failed so caught it in time , seals are now visible .


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