<He then told me that the front wheel bearings should last for the life of
> my truck with no maintenance required on them. He told me they were sealed
> front bearing and since Daks use 'auto hubs' checking them wasnt needed
> since they are sealed, unlike the bearing on manual 4WD hub trucks.>>
>
> Funky... In the factory service schedule it says to inspect the front
wheel
> bearings periodically which I interpreted to mean pull 'em out, clean 'em
> off, take a look at 'em and then re-pack and reinstall... How do you
> inspect a wheel bearing without yanking them out and repacking them? The
> bearings are surely sealed within their races but you need a grease
packing
> to reinstall, don't you? I can't find a picture of one in my FSM and I
> can't figure out how these units work... In other words, I'm confused!
;-)
Tom,
I know what you mean about having to take them out to inspect them. The
bearings are sealed and pressed into the front spindle, just behind the
brake rotors. Are you sure you aren't reading the section which concerns 2WD
Daks? I havent ever looked at a FSM, but does it cover both 2/4WD in
different sections and talk about each seperately?
Kyle
93 Dakota 4x4 V6
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