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GM 12 bolt axle bearings question
Hi all.
Vehicle is a 1975 Chevy 3/4 ton truck with a regular 12-bolt rear axle. It's making a grinding noise that's dependent on wheel speed, so I imagine it's one or more of the bearings that hold up the axleshafts and/or differential. (Jacked up rear of truck, left trans in park, spun wheels so the diff turned them in opposite directions with no driveshaft movement.) On the outer axle bearings I've read that the bearings ride directly on the axleshaft, and once they start making noise it's pretty much time to scrap the shaft. Is this true? Can anyone recommend an axle supplier if this is the case? If I end up in the boneyard looking for axles what is considered a good diameter for the bearing race? |
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If it's a regular passenger car 12-bolt, there is a "repair bearing" available at stores such as NAPA that moves the bearing surface away from the damaged portion of the axle. wrote in article . com>... > Hi all. > > Vehicle is a 1975 Chevy 3/4 ton truck with a regular 12-bolt rear axle. > It's making a grinding noise that's dependent on wheel speed, so I > imagine it's one or more of the bearings that hold up the axleshafts > and/or differential. (Jacked up rear of truck, left trans in park, > spun wheels so the diff turned them in opposite directions with no > driveshaft movement.) > > On the outer axle bearings I've read that the bearings ride directly on > the axleshaft, and once they start making noise it's pretty much time > to scrap the shaft. Is this true? > > Can anyone recommend an axle supplier if this is the case? If I end up > in the boneyard looking for axles what is considered a good diameter > for the bearing race? > > |
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"*" > wrote in message news:01c55031$527a6620$31a3c3d8@race... > > If it's a regular passenger car 12-bolt, there is a "repair bearing" > available at stores such as NAPA that moves the bearing surface away from > the damaged portion of the axle. > ...and I've used several of them, successfully. s |
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