bearings clean and repacking
The person I am buying 02 4x4 has not cleaned and repacked bearings in 30,000 miles. I am going to clean and repack prior to driving 700 miles back home. Do you think any damage was done. Also do rears need done on 2nd gens .Thanks
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The fronts on '94+ all use non-serviceable unit-bearings. Check the truck out well when you go to pick it up, if there's no noise or play in the front bearings I'd say you shouldn't have any trouble in a 700 mile ride. For the rears, no, they don't need to be repacked, they are lubed by gear oil from the diff. If I'm installing new bearings, I do grease them before install.
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The fronts on '94+ all use non-serviceable unit-bearings. If it's a 4wd no worry except the bearings couldn't have been serviced 30k ago. This would make me wonder if anything else the owner told you about service is true. |
Originally Posted by SSweeney
The person I am buying 02 4x4 has not cleaned and repacked bearings in 30,000 miles. I am going to clean and repack prior to driving 700 miles back home. Do you think any damage was done. Also do rears need done on 2nd gens .Thanks
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I quess I am not being takin serious. Anyway, I repack my 93 every 15 thousand. I quess that is one of many reasons I dont have to keep posting on how to fix something. Think I read a post yesterday of someone changing bearings on 2nd gen while doing brake job. 225K on my original bearings :cool: Anyway I dont think sealed bearings are a good idea on a HD work truck. IMHO Yes, I am having other things checked such as FP/LP etc.
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2wds up to 2k have servicable bearings, so they could have changed the bearings during a brake overhaul. But on a 4x4, they could have just changed the whole bearing unit during brake work.
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As infidel says, on the 4x4's the front bearings are not servicable. They are one complete sealed unit and they are not cheap to replace nor easy.Do a search on front wheel bearings and you will come up with what is required to replace them, not a job anyone looks forward to doing.
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Originally Posted by NO1B4ME
That swine........ how can He not repack His wheel bearings in 30000miles.........should be strung up for that(LOL) [dummy] [dummy] [dummy] . Your not serious are Yah bout Your post cause there are more things to consider than not packing bearings....... [duhhh] [duhhh] [duhhh]
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Originally Posted by plow
I'm sure he didn't know thats why he asked, thats what this site is for. There's NO need for post's like this..........
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Originally Posted by SSweeney
The person I am buying 02 4x4 has not cleaned and repacked bearings in 30,000 miles. I am going to clean and repack prior to driving 700 miles back home. Do you think any damage was done. Also do rears need done on 2nd gens .Thanks
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