Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Wheel bearings-again.

[Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,

 The bearings were not fine before they just didn't make the noise cause they had alot of crap in them. You can use the brass drift to put the new races in. There is a seat in the hub that they rest against. Just be sure you tap arround all the way down to make sure the race is seated properly. And like Doc said you must replace the seal as well.

 Davis
"Dan M." <vegadan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Davis/Doc,

If I do replace them, how do I get the races in? Doc, I seem to
recall when I brought this up a while back, that you said I can use
brass drift to hammer them out. Can I use this same drift to hammer
them in, or do I need to get them pressed in? Is it hard to get
them out/put them in? And I'm just curious why they were fine
before I disturbed them? Thanks again for your help.

Dan

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@xxxx wrote:
>
> I hate to tell you Dan but me and Davis told you so. Replace them
and
> forget about them and install new wheel seals too.
> "Doc"
>
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> Dan,
> For the 6 bucks per bearing it isn't worth the trouble NOT to
replace them. The noise is from worn out bearings. They can look
great but if they are worn out they will be noisy. replace em and
don't worry about it for another 20 years.
> Davis
>
> "Dan M." wrote:
> OK. This weekend, I cleaned the bearings on my 77 hornet and
> checked them out. They appeared to be good, and the races looked
ok
> too. No marks or discolorations, and the bearings spun freely. I
> packed them by hand, installed them, and buttoned everyting up.
> When I spun the wheels, they spun freely, but made a sound, kinda
> like a ball bearing rolling on a table. I asked a neighbor, and he
> said that the bearings sounded a little dry. So, I went out and
> found a bearing packer, and attempted to pack the bearings again
> tonite. Since they had the fresh grease from this weekend, I did
> not reclean them, I just repacked them using the packer. One thing
> I noticed when I used this tool is that the grease came out from
the
> bottom of the bearings, not thru them. Well, I reinstalled
> everything and got the same noise! Did I do anything wrong? If so,
> what? Should I reclean the bearings and start from scratch? The
> only reason why I am going thru this exercise is because I removed
> the hubs to replace the upper/lower basll joints-I didn't have any
> problems with the bearings. In fact, I noticed that before I
> removed the hubs, when I turned the wheels, they made no noise at
> all, so that's why I'm thinking I did something wrong. Thanks for
> any input.
>
> Dan
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