Wheel Bearing Wear

[Hulk]

I have been driving around the past couple of days with the bearings as they are right now and they are not getting hot, making noise and seems to be tracking straight down the highway.

Dave, drive to StL and back with them as they are now, and quit worrying about them. If you have parts in your toolbox, great. But don't waste time on your trip fixing something that ain't broke. You'll know if your wheel bearings start to go south -- you'll be able to hear it.

It's not an o-ring on the space shuttle. It's a wheel bearing on an old, super reliable Toyota truck that was made to be abused.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Dave, drive to StL and back with them as they are now, and quit worrying about them. If you have parts in your toolbox, great. But don't waste time on your trip fixing something that ain't broke. You'll know if your wheel bearings start to go south -- you'll be able to hear it.

It's not an o-ring on the space shuttle. It's a wheel bearing on an old, super reliable Toyota truck that was made to be abused.

WERD!

 

[DaveInDenver]

Dave, drive to StL and back with them as they are now, and quit worrying about them. If you have parts in your toolbox, great. But don't waste time on your trip fixing something that ain't broke. You'll know if your wheel bearings start to go south -- you'll be able to hear it.

It's not an o-ring on the space shuttle. It's a wheel bearing on an old, super reliable Toyota truck that was made to be abused.

You my friend are a problem solving machine today (re: cut-n-turn thread).

 

[Hulk]

Three weeks off, eh? Damn, I'm jealous. Are you going to spend all 3 weeks in MO?

There is a new pizza place in Kirkwood that is excellent. They have great beer on tap, too.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Three weeks off, eh? Damn, I'm jealous. Are you going to spend all 3 weeks in MO?

There is a new pizza place in Kirkwood that is excellent. They have great beer on tap, too.

It ain't all peaches and cream. I sent you a PM.

 

[Red_Chili]

That's a lot of bearings.

Set of bearings every 3-4 years? Why, how often do you do yours?

My point was, I am a long way from being the sort of person who glosses over maintenance issues. I have been accused of being rather compulsive myself . So if I am saying 'you'll be fine, just fine', it means something different than say, if Rudeboy said it.

Then again, even Rudeboy hasn't spun a wheel bearing and his have 250K plus on them

 

[wesintl]

unless your wheel bearings look like this... your fine.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Dang Wes, mine look friggin' new compared to those... Wow.

BTW, NAPA on Broadway came through. Whole set in stock, blue Koyo boxes, at least 1/2 the good price I would get from Jerry. Got them, will throw them in the truck for good mojo and be off in the morning.

 

[wesintl]

It's funny the pics make it look like a knuckle bearing but that is indeed the smaller of the two wheel bearings. If was off my 64 probably an original koyo. It would have went another 100k. the race was just as bad. I was going to just repack them and run em

 

[Red_Chili]

It would have went another 100k.

Uh-huh.
















You definitely got your money's worth out of those. Did it spin on the knuckle? Kind of a roller bearing/plain bearing combo??

 

[Red_Chili]

BTW, NAPA on Broadway came through. Whole set in stock, blue Koyo boxes, at least 1/2 the good price I would get from Jerry. Got them, will throw them in the truck for good mojo and be off in the morning.

You owe me a Guinness. Hope all goes well on your trip...

 

[Hulk]

Set of bearings every 3-4 years? Why, how often do you do yours?

Once a decade, unless they are an actual problem. Anything more is a symptom of OCD.

 

[Red_Chili]

Ya think?

Hey, it ups my credibility when I say "don't worry boudit" !!!!

 

[wesintl]

You definitely got your money's worth out of those. Did it spin on the knuckle? Kind of a roller bearing/plain bearing combo??

only 102k. The knuckle had a good mix of gear oil and lube. I wasn't planning to replace the wheel bearings but that one looked a little rough. I'm sure there are plenty of cruisers running across africa or aus with a bearing that looks like that. I don't think it spun on the knuckle. I'm sure I'd remember if it was the case but that was some 2 years ago when I did the work. I had to keep that bearing around though