| [GMCnet] Bearings [message #328045] |
Mon, 08 January 2018 16:18 |
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Lots of opinions on this one. I had the one ton in the 78 Royale and a tight stock front end in the 77 Clasco. Both were one finger wonders to drive. If the one ton geometry was “not proper” it sure never showed up from the drivers seat. The biggest advantage to the one ton from my POV is the much larger and beefier rotors which, when properly set up, provide confidence inspiring stopping. Never had a bearing failure with the one ton but did with the stock front end. No where Nevada is not a nice place to be when a stock front bearing fails. For giggles I asked the only auto parts place for what seemed like a million miles (who did not have a stock bearing set obviously) if they had the bearing for the one ton. ‘How many do you need” was the response.
Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
http://jerrywork.com
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To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] bearings
Jim K at Applied, and Dave Lenzi to me are the best choices. I put a 1 ton unit under a friends 78 GMC. Nice unit. But I'll never install one again. We're thinking of pulling that 1 ton back out. It doesn't have the proper geometry. The big talk with the 1 ton is that it has a lifetime bearing that can't be greased because it's a sealed unit. It's a throw away unit at whatever mileage it fails at. Seen many in GM trucks that didn't make it very long. Then you go buy an all new one again. A rebuilt original with the grease fitting should more the likely never fail. Just get out the grease gun every 50,000miles. Put $2 worth of grease in. Done. But. Front components are only half the story. The back is another subject that you need to know about. Bob Dunahugh
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Jerry & Sharon Work
78 Royale
Kerby, OR
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