98 Quad-cab,V-10,4x4, non-dually truck
When you pull off either of your front disk/hubs after removing the wheel...then outside of the front axle housing you have a big Timken like roller bearing that fits up inside of a race(maybe this bearing and race is held inside the ball joint casting or the arm that comes out from the ball joints)....just like you'd have on the rear axle of a tractor. Had that apart for the first time two years ago and was shocked to find the bearing and race was completely dry and looked as if they had been washed thoroughly in gasoline and then allowed to dry...thats how dry they were. Thought to myself I can't believe they haven't failed.
Called my stealership today and he looked through his service database in his shop and could'nt find any recommendations on how often those should be repacked with wheel bearing grease. Read my haines manual and they don't mention servicing those bearings.
I'M JUST SURE that as you drive these around and during storms hit puddles of water it gushes up and washes that grease right outta those bearings just like if I oil my motorcycle chain I can only travel less than a half mile in a rain and the water washes the chain dry right away.
ANYONE COME UP WITH A WAY TO GREASE THOSE WITH A GREASING NEEDLE HOOKED TO YOUR GREASE GUN? needle like you can buy at tractor supply company that plugs right on to the end of your grease gun. Until I come up with some way to grease those without the big job of tearing that all apart I'm avoiding driving the truck in heavy rains if I can .
When you pull off either of your front disk/hubs after removing the wheel...then outside of the front axle housing you have a big Timken like roller bearing that fits up inside of a race(maybe this bearing and race is held inside the ball joint casting or the arm that comes out from the ball joints)....just like you'd have on the rear axle of a tractor. Had that apart for the first time two years ago and was shocked to find the bearing and race was completely dry and looked as if they had been washed thoroughly in gasoline and then allowed to dry...thats how dry they were. Thought to myself I can't believe they haven't failed.
Called my stealership today and he looked through his service database in his shop and could'nt find any recommendations on how often those should be repacked with wheel bearing grease. Read my haines manual and they don't mention servicing those bearings.
I'M JUST SURE that as you drive these around and during storms hit puddles of water it gushes up and washes that grease right outta those bearings just like if I oil my motorcycle chain I can only travel less than a half mile in a rain and the water washes the chain dry right away.
ANYONE COME UP WITH A WAY TO GREASE THOSE WITH A GREASING NEEDLE HOOKED TO YOUR GREASE GUN? needle like you can buy at tractor supply company that plugs right on to the end of your grease gun. Until I come up with some way to grease those without the big job of tearing that all apart I'm avoiding driving the truck in heavy rains if I can .
