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July 24th 05, 05:17 AM
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How easily should rear axels spin??
2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels and drums to
have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both sides there is friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not continue spinning if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal or should I replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle. Thanks Gary 
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July 24th 05, 07:36 AM
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"gary" wrote: "2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels
and drums to have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both sides there is friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not continue spinning if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal or should I replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle." Won't hurt. Sarge
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July 24th 05, 01:38 PM
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gary wrote:
> 2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels and drums to > have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both sides there is > friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not continue spinning > if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal or should I > replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle. > > Thanks > Gary > > It is normal. As long as there is no play and the bearings aren't noisy, you are fine. Matt
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July 24th 05, 01:39 PM
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Sarge wrote:
> "gary" wrote: "2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels > and drums to have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both > sides there is friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not > continue spinning > if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal or should I > replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle." > > Won't hurt. > > Sarge > > It'll hurt your wallet replacing things that don't need to be replaced. Matt
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July 24th 05, 02:05 PM
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gary wrote: > 2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels and drums to > have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both sides there is > friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not continue spinning > if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal or should I > replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle. > > Thanks > Gary Probably wouldn't hurt to re*pack* the bearings but unless they look bad no need to replace them. The friction is probably from the brakes dragging anyway which is normal. nate
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July 24th 05, 04:21 PM
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gary wrote:
> > 2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels and drums to > have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both sides there is > friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not continue spinning > if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal or should I > replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle. > > Thanks > Gary The bearings are packed with grease. The hubs by themselves won't spin because of the grease. Not enough mass.
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July 24th 05, 09:11 PM
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"N8N" > wrote in message ups.com... > > > gary wrote: >> 2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels and drums >> to >> have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both sides there is >> friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not continue >> spinning >> if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal or should >> I >> replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle. >> >> Thanks >> Gary > > Probably wouldn't hurt to re*pack* the bearings but unless they look > bad no need to replace them. the friction is probably from the brakes > dragging anyway which is normal. > > nate > How would the brakes affect them if the drums are off?
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July 24th 05, 09:12 PM
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No play there, no noise, thanks for the info.
Gary "Matt Whiting" > wrote in message ... > gary wrote: > >> 2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels and drums >> to have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both sides there >> is friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not continue >> spinning if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal >> or should I replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle. >> >> Thanks >> Gary > > It is normal. As long as there is no play and the bearings aren't noisy, > you are fine. > > > Matt
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July 24th 05, 09:12 PM
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That is what it feels like. They spin easier with the tires on. Thx
Gary "« Paul »" <"=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul > wrote in message ... > gary wrote: >> >> 2000 grand caravan drum brakes rear. I pulled off the wheels and drums >> to >> have look at the brakes and gave the hubs a spin. On both sides there is >> friction, i.e. they do not spin unhindered. They will not continue >> spinning >> if you give them a spin they stop immediately. Is this normal or should >> I >> replace the wheel bearings. 125,000KM on the vehicle. >> >> Thanks >> Gary > > the bearings are packed with grease. the hubs by themselves won't spin > because of the grease. Not enough mass.
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