65 with rear wheel wobble, need new hubs

[fredd65]

i have some wobble in my rear end..if i were a hot blonde that would be wonderful...hahaha....anyway, one side has alot and the other just a small amount...i had the rotors turned to make sure, they were fine....with the car up in the air and in gear you can see it's the hubs that are doing it...are they tough to change?...are they pressed in, and do i have to remove the trailing arms?....does anyone know a good source to get new hubs?..thanks

 

[bossvette]

i have some wobble in my rear end..if i were a hot blonde that would be wonderful...hahaha....anyway, one side has alot and the other just a small amount...i had the rotors turned to make sure, they were fine....with the car up in the air and in gear you can see it's the hubs that are doing it...are they tough to change?...are they pressed in, and do i have to remove the trailing arms?....does anyone know a good source to get new hubs?..thanks

Depending on where in Ohio you are http://www.michigancorvette.com/ carries the hardened ones.
a good repair and restoration shop is http://www.dbcorvettes.com/

most of the major supply houses carry them and the bearings can be had at most auto supply shops. It can be done at home, but is not one of the easier tasks and it can be done on the car.

 

[67HEAVEN]

Like the boss said, can be done.........but........if you're not accustomed to heavy-duty wrenching, and you're unprepared to deal with rusted bolts and potentially dangerous situations, take it somewhere.

If you would like to tackle it yourself, try to enlist someone with more than tune-up experience to help.

Good luck.

 

[JohnZ]

Not a job for the home mechanic with average skills and tools and no access to a hydraulic press and precision measuring equipment; if you haven't done it before, I'd pull the trailing arms and send the complete assemblies to Bair's in Pennsylvania or to Van Steel in Florida. They do it all day long, every day, know how to do it right, and guarantee their work. Done wrong, you can lose a wheel and tear up a LOT of fiberglass and paint.