rear axle bearing press on?

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO
159,000 MILES • 4.0L • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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CREEKSIDE
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I have the axle out, the old bearing off and ready to press on a new bearing. all the info i have says to install the race into the housing and then the axle with bearing pressed on into that. But the bearing they sold me is one piece. Do i need to get another one?
Feb 20, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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STEVE W.
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The service info I have shows a conventional rear axle bearing like the attached image, that gets installed in the rear axle housing, then a seal and the axle is slid through it. That is for the Dana axle and the Chrysler unit as well. Gets installed the same way as the seal using a bearing driver. There are kits that use a press on bearing with a retainer plate that eliminate the C-clip type axle retention, but those are not stock. Does the bearing and axle look like the ones you have?
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Feb 21, 2026 at 3:29 AM