brakes and bearings?
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brakes and bearings?
I was going to change my brakes today so i was looking through the maintainance sched. and it says something about cleaning and repacking the wheel bearings. I've put something like 26000 miles on the truck since i bought it three years ago(its at 125000ish now) and I haven't done this at all. I'm not sure how to do this, so should I do it or just buy new ones? I was looking at autozones website and they don't seem to be very expensive.
Any pointers with any of this would be much appreciated.
Thanks
by the way its a 99 1500 5.2L 2x4
Any pointers with any of this would be much appreciated.
Thanks
by the way its a 99 1500 5.2L 2x4
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be aware that some 2wd front bearings are servicable (repackable - $10 ea), and other, later models, use the non-serviceable unitized hub/bearing like the 4wd ($180 ea). i don't know what years are what except that 00-01 tend to fall in their own group.
wheel bearings are pretty durable. i'd clean them with gas or brake cleaner and repack them and reinstall snug. don't get mislead by the 140-180 pound torque required on the unitized bearing.
once a year is a gracious plenty, unless you drive in the water/mud, and then you need to do it regularly. water is the enemy.
wheel bearings are pretty durable. i'd clean them with gas or brake cleaner and repack them and reinstall snug. don't get mislead by the 140-180 pound torque required on the unitized bearing.
once a year is a gracious plenty, unless you drive in the water/mud, and then you need to do it regularly. water is the enemy.
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Autozone doesn't sell the Chinese stuff, they sell made in USA Timken.
The bearing hub assemblies were bad on my Durango. I jacked the front end off the ground, grabbed the wheel at 12 and 6 and I could feel the losseness in the bad bearings and I cold hear a clicking sound. ( and yes the ball joints were tight)
So, I bought the made in USA Timken hub bearings, torqued the spindle nut properly, put everything back together, grabbed the wheel at 12 and 6 and it flops around just like with the old bearings.
Next time I'm buying the Chinese stuff.
The bearing hub assemblies were bad on my Durango. I jacked the front end off the ground, grabbed the wheel at 12 and 6 and I could feel the losseness in the bad bearings and I cold hear a clicking sound. ( and yes the ball joints were tight)
So, I bought the made in USA Timken hub bearings, torqued the spindle nut properly, put everything back together, grabbed the wheel at 12 and 6 and it flops around just like with the old bearings.
Next time I'm buying the Chinese stuff.
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be aware that some 2wd front bearings are servicable (repackable - $10 ea), and other, later models, use the non-serviceable unitized hub/bearing like the 4wd ($180 ea). i don't know what years are what except that 00-01 tend to fall in their own group.
wheel bearings are pretty durable. i'd clean them with gas or brake cleaner and repack them and reinstall snug. don't get mislead by the 140-180 pound torque required on the unitized bearing.
once a year is a gracious plenty, unless you drive in the water/mud, and then you need to do it regularly. water is the enemy.
wheel bearings are pretty durable. i'd clean them with gas or brake cleaner and repack them and reinstall snug. don't get mislead by the 140-180 pound torque required on the unitized bearing.
once a year is a gracious plenty, unless you drive in the water/mud, and then you need to do it regularly. water is the enemy.
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^ with the way its sealed, i don't think it would be practical. especially since you have to dismantle so much to get to them.
if mine aren't bad - then i'm not removing the brakes to get to them. if they are bad, then its so much work to get to them, that i would replace them.
if mine aren't bad - then i'm not removing the brakes to get to them. if they are bad, then its so much work to get to them, that i would replace them.
