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| [GMCnet] million mile- front wheel bearings [message #108549] |
Tue, 14 December 2010 09:01  |
Mr ERFisher
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There are three things that will happen to the GMC owner.
Death, Taxes, and replacing the front wheel bearings.
Over the years, the GMC community has come up with 2 ways to stop the front
bearing replacement --- *forever*.
*One way* is to modify your front knuckles to have a zerk fitting to grease
the bearings, without removing them.
read the links here
http://gmcmotorhome.info/front.html#ZERK
When you have your bearings serviced, *do not do it without modifying or
replacing your knuckles*. All of our Vendors can do this...., and you can
do it your self.
Read here (page 109-3) as Emery describes how to do it your self, and how
the Timken Bearing Rep. says our bearings should last 1 million miles.
http://www.gmcmi.com/mem-bers/Newsletters/109.pdf
*the second way* to never replace your bearings again ,is to install the
Hubler 1 ton truck bearings. This is not easy, so read the links.
Read the articles here:
http://gmcmotorhome.info/front.html#hubler
JMHO - Every GMC owner has to get this done and forget the GMC front
bearing replacement issue. We are going to run out of parts anyway.
good luck
gene
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| Re: [GMCnet] million mile- front wheel bearings [message #108554 is a reply to message #108549] |
Tue, 14 December 2010 09:25  |
Terry Skinner
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We are not going to run out of parts in any of our life times. Just
don't throw away the old/broken parts. If any get rare someone comes
up with a way to fix the old ones. Look at what a business the two
Jims have created............Terry
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 7:01 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com> wrote:
> There are three things that will happen to the GMC owner.
>
> Death, Taxes, and replacing the front wheel bearings.
>
> Over the years, the GMC community has come up with 2 ways to stop the front
> bearing replacement --- *forever*.
>
> *One way* is to modify your front knuckles to have a zerk fitting to grease
> the bearings, without removing them.
>
> read the links here
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/front.html#ZERK
>
> When you have your bearings serviced, *do not do it without modifying or
> replacing your knuckles*. All of our Vendors can do this...., and you can
> do it your self.
>
> Read here (page 109-3) as Emery describes how to do it your self, and how
> the Timken Bearing Rep. says our bearings should last 1 million miles.
>
> http://www.gmcmi.com/mem-bers/Newsletters/109.pdf
>
> *the second way* to never replace your bearings again ,is to install the
> Hubler 1 ton truck bearings. This is not easy, so read the links.
>
> Read the articles here:
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/front.html#hubler
>
> JMHO - Every GMC owner has to get this done and forget the GMC front
> bearing replacement issue. We are going to run out of parts anyway.
>
> good luck
> gene
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>
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> --
> Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
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> Alternator Protection Cable
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
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> --
> Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
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| Re: [GMCnet] million mile- front wheel bearings [message #108590 is a reply to message #108582] |
Tue, 14 December 2010 19:33 |
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USAussie
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Emery,
For those of us "newbies" could you or one of the other "old timers" provide
some info on Darren's Wheel Stabilizers?
Thanks,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Emery Stora
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 9:21 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] million mile- front wheel bearings
On Dec 14, 2010, at 2:08 PM, Charles Wood wrote:
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> Thankx Em...
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> raised another question tho..
> any thing more on this? Dont remember reading about it before.
> Course, I dont remember where I was going to either.....
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> .....Darren Paget's wheel stabilizers
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> CBWood
> 77 Kingslay
> MWC OK
I don't recall hearing anything more about it. I don't think that he ever
went into production before he closed his company.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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Rob M. (USAussie)
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Sydney, Australia
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'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] million mile- front wheel bearings [message #108591 is a reply to message #108590] |
Tue, 14 December 2010 19:56 |
Ken Henderson
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Over the past 12+ years, I haven't missed many GMCNet postings. I don't
remember anything about "wheel stabilizers". CRS being what it is, I just
searched http://groups.google.com/group/gmcnet-archive too. It doesn't
remember the term either.
I wish someone would enlighten us.
Ken H.
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
> Emery,
>
> For those of us "newbies" could you or one of the other "old timers"
> provide
> some info on Darren's Wheel Stabilizers?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob M.
> USAussie - Downunder
>
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] million mile- front wheel bearings [message #108592 is a reply to message #108591] |
Tue, 14 December 2010 20:07 |
Nelson Wright
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Ken,
The last thing that I recall that Darren was working on had to do with
a band that is installed inside the tire around the wheel to keep the
tire on the rim in the event of a tire failure. Can't remember what
they are called but they were a safety item for truck and bus
application.
Nelson Wright
Orlando FL
78 Royale rear bath
On Dec 14, 2010, at 8:56 PM, Ken Henderson wrote:
> Over the past 12+ years, I haven't missed many GMCNet postings. I
> don't
> remember anything about "wheel stabilizers". CRS being what it is,
> I just
> searched http://groups.google.com/group/gmcnet-archive too. It
> doesn't
> remember the term either.
>
> I wish someone would enlighten us.
>
> Ken H.
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Rob Mueller
> <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
>
>> Emery,
>>
>> For those of us "newbies" could you or one of the other "old timers"
>> provide
>> some info on Darren's Wheel Stabilizers?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob M.
>> USAussie - Downunder
>>
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] million mile- front wheel bearings [message #108609 is a reply to message #108592] |
Wed, 15 December 2010 07:55 |
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mike miller
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| Nelson Wright wrote on Tue, 14 December 2010 18:07 |
... a band that is installed inside the tire around the wheel to keep the
tire on the rim in the event of a tire failure. Can't remember what
they are called but they were a safety item for truck and bus
application.
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Sounds like something for the applications using the 15 degree bead seat tires/wheels. These tires have been known to come off of the rim after loosing air pressure.
Like most cars and light trucks, we use 5 degree seats. The tires are MUCH less likely to come off of the rim.
Only something to worry about if you have scrounged up some (very) old rims...
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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