<VV> EARLY REAR BEARINGS my take!
N2VZD at aol.com
N2VZD at aol.com
Sun Mar 20 05:54:06 EDT 2011
there is NO safe way to lube rear bearings without taking them apart to
look at every roller after a thorough cleaning.
if you cant see the rollers , i bet on one having a spot on it. look at
races carefully for shadows , or galling spots. this advise comes from
doing about 12 axles in the last couple years for myself and my friend Phil.
even a 27,000 mile (beatrice ) van had a bad issue waiting to fail.
now days , with the kits now available from Clarks , i would not take a
chance. BUT if you are not set up to do such work , get help from someone that
has done CORVAIR rear bearing press work. . rear bearing failure on an FC
or early car , is not a pretty sight , and is extremity dangerous. PLUS it
can happen with little or no warning.
i never felt that the drilling / greasing method was a good idea , it is
too easy to get one little chip in there , then sooner or later it will bite
you. read the tech guide , and think before doing.
one reason i am like this , is what i see in differentials and axles i have
taken apart to check / repair. many bearings have bad spots on them long
before failing. taking a unit apart to reseal it , or axle all apart tp
lube it USUALLY ends up with at least one or more bearings with bad marks on
them , or other things wrong waiting to happen. if they are a ok , use
synthetic lube on them.
look into the kits , or rebuilt axles , and sleep better! i am not made
of money , but that area of all of my corvairs has been carefully redone.
what i found on my own cars opened my eyes wide!
regards, Tim Colson , with lots of hard luck trophy parts on hand...
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