Re: D44 rear bearing replacement

["Cam Dingwall" <camdingwall@domain.elided>]

>Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 13:46:31 EDT
>From: ScoutIIMan@domain.elided
>Subject: Re: D44 rear bearing replacement
>
>Morning Digesters,
>
><<    You need a machine shop to seat the new bearings on the axle shafts.
>You can pull the old race out with a puller. The bearings are initially
>lubed with grease, but; after install the axle lube keeps them lubed. >>
>
>This was discussed quite some time ago, but to recap. IH used two different
>types of bearings on the rear axles. One type had an inner seal between the
>bearing and the  carrier, to keep oil from going from the carrier to the
>bearing, which was packed in grease. The other type of bearing had no seal
>and depended on the oil to lubricate it. If I remember correctly, the 
>bearing
>that got oil fed to it came apart like the typical front wheel bearing, and
>the packed type bearing was one unit. I believe that you can only get the
>greased type now, and is a number A10.
>
>STeve
>
>------------------------------
I picked up the thrust type (the one that has separate inner and outer 
races) bearing a couple of years ago at NAPA. IMHO they are the better 
choice for the axle.

Cam Dingwall


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