| Re: [GMCnet] Front wheel bearing re-pack [message #212770] |
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hnielsen2
Messages: 1434
Registered: February 2004
Location: Alpine CA
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In this same vain.
I have the stock front hubs,disks and spindles.
We replaced them with the one ton unit from Manny.
Yes the units are good.
We never had a problem with the stock setup.
Always liked the one ton unit.
Saw it first at Steve and Nancy get together in ??? "CRS" Help Me Steve.
I also have the stock axels.
The right axel the boot is cracked near the hub.
The C/V joints are good.
Deal to good home.
Howard
Alpine Ca
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Stouffer" <carljr3b@yahoo.com>
To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 12:11
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Front wheel bearing re-pack
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> Tilerpep wrote on Fri, 28 June 2013 19:02
>> I just bought a coach that has been sitting for 7-9 years - the front
>> bearings were done by a shop not too long before sitting. Maybe only 1000
>> miles. Obviously re-doing them would grant piece of mind, but should they
>> be OK in theory?
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> When we first bought our coach, one of the few mechanical things the PO
> had done to it had been to replace the front bearings. He had done this
> with the help of an experienced GMCer in Texas within the past 5 or 6
> thousand miles.
>
> Much to my dismay. While checking the front end, I noticed an excessive
> amount of in and out movement at the top and bottom of the right front
> tire. After discussing this with Steve Ferguson, I decided to disassemble
> the hub/knuckle assembly and send them to Dave Lenzi for a rebuild. Dave
> told me that often the hub is okay bot most likely the knuckle will have
> to be replaced. Both of my hubs and both knuckles turned out to be out of
> spec and had to be replaced. To top it off, unbeknownst to PO and friend,
> the wrong seal was used and the inner lip of the seal was rubbing on the
> bearing, introducing metal shavings into the bearing grease.
>
> Dave later told me, at the GMCMI in Pueblo, I would not have been likely
> to make it another thousand miles on those bearings. With Steve's help, I
> rebuilt the control arms as well and reassembled the whole nine yards and
> now have the peace of mind that it was done and done right.
>
> Moral of the story is; don't take a chance on critical systems like wheel
> bearings. Either have them done properly by one of our experienced
> vendors, or upgrade to the one-ton.
> --
> Carl S.
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
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