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Re: [GMCnet] bearings [message #327998 is a reply to message #327995]

Sun, 07 January 2018 23:50

Brian Waddell

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good advice and logistics...only problem is...how do I know they should be done other than I have no hx...they seem tight but....should I change them ...I guess I have been thinking a person familiar with good and bad as it applies to gmc front bearing and cv joints would know upon examination if they were good and do not need replacement or if iffy...I got new front Timkins from jim K to have on the road in case of trouble...neither happened for multi years...Brian 77 ele 455

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From: Gmclist on behalf of Ken Burton
Sent: January 7, 2018 9:16 PM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] bearings

Lots of ideas her but nothing very local to you. Minneapolis is a days drive or around 450 miles. Then you will be stuck there until you get the
coach back together.

So here is what I would do if you feel up to it and have a place to work in this weather.

Call Dave Lenzi and make sure he has time to rebuild your knuckles. Remove both front knuckles and cart them down to Pembina (70 or 80 miles) and ship
them FED-EX ground to Dave. Get a receipt from Canadian Customs on your way south so they can not later say you are importing something on the way
back. Have the knuckle return shipped to the same Pembina location and held for pick up. Get Dave to include a receipt that says "repaired antique
auto part using customer supplied core." Take pictures of them before shipment to keep the Canadian Customs people happy upon return.

Removal of the knuckles is not difficult:
Loosen big nuts in middle of wheel
Jack up and remove wheels
remove brake calipers
remove shocks
disconnect tie rod
disconnect upper and lower ball joint
remove knuckle and place in shipping container

That is from memory. I hope I remembered everything.

Installation is the reverse of the above.

I know of no adjustments required other than torquing the big nut in the center of the wheel.

When I sent my knuckles in to Dave by FedEx ground, they delivered and returned them in one day each way. (It might take 2 days from Penbina). I had
them back in 6 days total.

I seriously doubt replacing the bearings will improve your steering any, but if they need to be done for other reasons, then by all means do it.

--
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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