Proper install order.

[Dirtman]

Wait.....why am I pulling the old bearings if I need new ones?? I'm so confused .....

I dunno lol, you asked.

If you have new ones then yea you can just chuck the old rotor in the trash snd not worry about pulling the old seal and bearing out. I didn't know if you wear replacing the rotor or not lol.

 

[Fryedbm]

I dunno lol, you asked.

If you have new ones then yea you can just chuck the old rotor in the trash snd not worry about pulling the old seal and bearing out.

I'm on my way home with new inner and outer wheel bearings and the seal. It looks like all four of these wheel bearings have races on them. How do I know if I need them or if they are actually in the new rotor?

 

[Fryedbm]

I dunno lol, you asked.

If you have new ones then yea you can just chuck the old rotor in the trash snd not worry about pulling the old seal and bearing out. I didn't know if you wear replacing the rotor or not lol.

Ya. I see the races. Just trash the ones on the new bearings I guess

 

[Dirtman]

Ya. I see the races. Just trash the ones on the new bearings I guess

Yep they aren't needed. I save them though, they make handy seal drivers and I'm just a hoarder...

 

[ericbphoto]

I pull the ones out of the new rotor and use the races that come with the new bearings. That way you know they are from the same manufacturer and made as a set. You should be able to use the races that came in the new rotors. But for those of us who are picky, that just isn't good enough.

 

[Fryedbm]

Does that look good? Am I ready to seal these up?

 

[ericbphoto]

Should be ok. That's almost too much grease. When there is too much grease and it has nowhere to go, the rolling elements of the bearing must push through it. It actually builds heat and causes problems. So, do not put any more grease in there and do NOT fill the caps before you put them on.


As a supporting side story; I have a large fan at work. We have temperature sensing equipment on it's bearings. So we can go to the computer and check the temperature at any time, plus it gives us alarms when they get too hot. These bearings are on a 6" diameter shaft. With a normal grease gun, if we put 3 or 4 shots of grease in those bearings, we see the temperature rise a few degrees until the old excess gets pushed out of the way. Then over the next 4-8 hours, the temperature gradually goes back to normal. 3-4 shots of grease is not much in a bearing that large. But the effect is profound. That fan with it's 400hp motor runs 24/7 and we carefully grease it every Sunday.

 

[Fryedbm]

Should be ok. That's almost too much grease. When there is too much grease and it has nowhere to go, the rolling elements of the bearing must push through it. It actually builds heat and causes problems. So, do not put any more grease in there and do NOT fill the caps before you put them on.


As a supporting side story; I have a large fan at work. We have temperature sensing equipment on it's bearings. So we can go to the computer and check the temperature at any time, plus it gives us alarms when they get too hot. These bearings are on a 6" diameter shaft. With a normal grease gun, if we put 3 or 4 shots of grease in those bearings, we see the temperature rise a few degrees until the old excess gets pushed out of the way. Then over the next 4-8 hours, the temperature gradually goes back to normal. 3-4 shots of grease is not much in a bearing that large. But the effect is profound. That fan with it's 400hp motor runs 24/7 and we carefully grease it every Sunday.

And this looks good?

 

[ericbphoto]

 

[Fryedbm]

Ty

 

[Fryedbm]

So when I pulled it off this whole area that you're looking at was packed with grease but that's incorrect?

 

[Dirtman]

I smear some on the end of the spindle there and what not to protect the threads but no it should not be "packed" in there.

 

[ericbphoto]

Some of what you have already installed will be pushed out there. It will look different after driving.

 

[ericbphoto]

So when I pulled it off this whole area that you're looking at was packed with grease but that's incorrect?

BTW, this picture looks great. If you have everything torqued properly, you're ready to put wheels on and take it for an alignment.

Well done, Grasshopper.

 

[Fryedbm]

BTW, this picture looks great. If you have everything torqued properly, you're ready to put wheels on and take it for an alignment.

Well done, Grasshopper.

Thanx bro. Torques are good just got here.....