Does anyone know if you need a special tool for changing the rear wheel bearings on a 240Z?

I brought my car to a mechanic I am friends with and he had the NISSAN shop manual and a Haynes manual that talked about using some kind of tool to remove the rear wheel bearings...anyone know about this mystical tool?

Also if anyone knows a good mechanic near RI or in RI that can do this...let me know. I'm having the struts, springs and wheel bearings done and it would save me $$$$ to do them all at once rather than have the rear bearings done separate.

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Currently Own - RED 70' 240Z, GREEN 72' 240Z

First Owned - New 72' GREEN 240Z
2nd Owned - Used BLUE 74' 260Z

Has anyone replaced rear wheel bearings themselves?

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Currently Own - RED 70' 240Z, GREEN 72' 240Z

First Owned - New 72' GREEN 240Z
2nd Owned - Used BLUE 74' 260Z

I've done the fronts, twice. But the rears always looked to be beyond my personal ability and I never considered it worth my money to buy a special tool I would only use once (I was poor). My rear bearings were changed by a Datsun dealer when I first owned the car, were changed again by the previous owner when he swapped the stock R180 for a newer R200, and are presently (as in, 'as we speak') being changed by Vinny Bedini.

Wick Humble's "HOW TO RESTORE YOUR DATSUN Z CAR" recommends driving the outer races out with a hydraulic press ONLY. He says you can reinstall new ones that way, too. The HAYNES DATSUN 240Z, 260Z & 280Z Automotive Repair Manual doesn't show this as a function to be accomplished by the street-level owner.

That suits me ~ I have destroyed enough bearings on American and British cars trying to hammer them out with deep sockets over the years ~ I intend to keep my Z car for life, so anything I don't feel confident doing myself, I ain't too proud to let a professional do for me with the proper tools. Yeah, I might save myself $100 today, but end up costing myself $1,000 later.

Frank

So basically the rears might have to be sent out some where to be removed and news bearings packed in.

That was what one shop offered to do...but I thought it sounded strange. Now I understand that these rear bearings can be a bear.

I unfortunaltly already have Vinny up to his eyeballs in our 1970 240Z...not sure if giving him a second car right now is the best idea.

Anyone else have a shop they can recommend for this kind of work?

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Currently Own - RED 70' 240Z, GREEN 72' 240Z

First Owned - New 72' GREEN 240Z
2nd Owned - Used BLUE 74' 260Z