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Old 12-12-2012, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Skyline View Post
The TIS says the drive flange needs to be replaced. Can someone tell me the logic behind that???
I think it has to do with the way the bearing comes apart when the drive flange is removed from the axle; the inner race is stuck on it. I don't see any reason why you can't just remove the race as outlined above, clean it up & reuse it.

On other cars -- e28 and e32 come to mind -- the hub, bearing & ABS tone ring are all integrated; the bearing goes out and you replace the whole works as one part. They're pretty spendy to replace.
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