Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wheel bearings

Make sure that before you start you have all the correct torque specs.

Ready to get started...

Removing the wheel


Removing the wheel end cap


Wheel end cap now gone, pull out the bearing and the hum will slide right off.


This wheel seal has seen better days...


Wheel seal now pulled, we then pulled the bearing out and inspected it.

Inspecting the brake shoes


Both brake shoes pulled...

Pulled the S-cam


 Ready to install wheel seal

Kieth pounding in wheel seal

Brakes reassembled

Torquing wheel bearings 

Reinstalling the wheel end cap

Ready to reinstall the wheel

Checking wheel bearing play. Different truck, same concept. 

Pounding wheel seal. Different truck, same concept.

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