Hey guys,
My rear passenger wheel bearing is bad and I was looking at replacing it myself this time. If I'm not mistaken, the bearings were replaced at a shop last time when the seals went bad. While doing some research, I ended up with a couple of questions, hoping you guys can answer!
1. While searching for wheel bearings, I came across these "Repair Bearings". They seem to be a single isolated unit that comes prepacked with grease and seals on both ends of the bearing, isolating it from the gear oil.
Here's a link of the Nationals Repair Bearing, part no. RP-6408
Here's a random vid showing what Repair Bearings look like as a unit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yStou81OocA
Anyone use one of these before?
I wonder if these would outlast the regular bearings if packed with some quality grease... keeping track use in mind.
Any recommendations on durable bearings?
2. I understand I have to remove the torsen pinion shaft lock bolt and pinion shaft to remove the axles. I'm planing on replacing the lock bolt and the C-clips, as a precaution, because of a tire wall incident I had this year.
I found the following part numbers from the 2011 shop manual, but it's for the clutch pack diffs. Can someone confirm if the part numbers also apply to the torsen diffs?
Pinion shaft lock bolt: 4241
Axle C-clips: 4N237
Link to diff page from 2011 shop manual
My rear passenger wheel bearing is bad and I was looking at replacing it myself this time. If I'm not mistaken, the bearings were replaced at a shop last time when the seals went bad. While doing some research, I ended up with a couple of questions, hoping you guys can answer!
1. While searching for wheel bearings, I came across these "Repair Bearings". They seem to be a single isolated unit that comes prepacked with grease and seals on both ends of the bearing, isolating it from the gear oil.
Here's a link of the Nationals Repair Bearing, part no. RP-6408
Here's a random vid showing what Repair Bearings look like as a unit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yStou81OocA
Anyone use one of these before?
I wonder if these would outlast the regular bearings if packed with some quality grease... keeping track use in mind.
Any recommendations on durable bearings?
2. I understand I have to remove the torsen pinion shaft lock bolt and pinion shaft to remove the axles. I'm planing on replacing the lock bolt and the C-clips, as a precaution, because of a tire wall incident I had this year.
I found the following part numbers from the 2011 shop manual, but it's for the clutch pack diffs. Can someone confirm if the part numbers also apply to the torsen diffs?
Pinion shaft lock bolt: 4241
Axle C-clips: 4N237
Link to diff page from 2011 shop manual