Ed in North Ga.
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- Location
- Georgia/ Hiawassee
I replaced the outside wheelbearings/seals yesterday x2, went out for the test drive, got home and did a feel test. Hot wouldnt even cover it- dammmm hot. :exclamati
The drivers side, which was the problem to begin with, wasent smoldering-but was almost too hot to touch. mr rim was hot, but that axle shaft where the bearing sits was really hot!
When i reinstalled the axles, the chiltons manual calls for 30lbs torque on the plate that holds the bearing/seal/driveshaft in. When I took it apart, the bolts werent quite finger tight-, but just tight enough to hold it on (passenger side was real tight) probably in the order of 10 to 15 lbs torque. I took it all apart again- the bearing dosent look roasted, its the same good metal color without blueing-but seems loose,, the seal looks ok...so i re-greased ,since all the grease is gone, reinstall, and torque to 30 pounds again...and the wheel is almost too hard to turn by hand(I didnt check the first time-it was probably the same). backing off the torque to 15 pounds and it turns fine. Before all this happened, I can remember being able to jack the rearend up, an turn the wheels by my fingers.....
The wheel seal wont (dosent seem to) go far enough into the axle bore-its sitting out about a 16th or so- when I torque down the bolts to 30, the seal presses against the bearing at 30psi....the passenger side is the same, but it dosent seem to bother it in the least. It was cold to the touch after the testdrive. this cant be good....not good at all.
opinions?
also, for anyone thinking of doing this job- its extremely easy, the hardest part was getting the bearings on, and I had a shop do that-everything else was hands on simple tools.
The drivers side, which was the problem to begin with, wasent smoldering-but was almost too hot to touch. mr rim was hot, but that axle shaft where the bearing sits was really hot!
When i reinstalled the axles, the chiltons manual calls for 30lbs torque on the plate that holds the bearing/seal/driveshaft in. When I took it apart, the bolts werent quite finger tight-, but just tight enough to hold it on (passenger side was real tight) probably in the order of 10 to 15 lbs torque. I took it all apart again- the bearing dosent look roasted, its the same good metal color without blueing-but seems loose,, the seal looks ok...so i re-greased ,since all the grease is gone, reinstall, and torque to 30 pounds again...and the wheel is almost too hard to turn by hand(I didnt check the first time-it was probably the same). backing off the torque to 15 pounds and it turns fine. Before all this happened, I can remember being able to jack the rearend up, an turn the wheels by my fingers.....
The wheel seal wont (dosent seem to) go far enough into the axle bore-its sitting out about a 16th or so- when I torque down the bolts to 30, the seal presses against the bearing at 30psi....the passenger side is the same, but it dosent seem to bother it in the least. It was cold to the touch after the testdrive. this cant be good....not good at all.
opinions?
also, for anyone thinking of doing this job- its extremely easy, the hardest part was getting the bearings on, and I had a shop do that-everything else was hands on simple tools.