The wheels rock a bit on the axle, at the least, gotta get in
and tighten down what used to be a castle nut, and back it off
1/8 or 1/4 turn, whatever the spec is. At that point, may as well
clean grease, since it's likely filthy. Mike
> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 17:47:24 EDT
> From: Dester223@aol.com
> Subject: Re: DML: 4x2 front wheel bearings
>
> Hm. On a older dakota. We put it in the weird thing. Fill the bottom
> canister with grease, then put the bearing on a plate above it, pull a handle
> down and the new grease pushes the old grease out. VERY dirty... Why do you
> need to repack it?
> - -Dester
>
> << Well, the tire shop wants to re-pack my front bearings,
> and I thought heck, I'll do it myself, but looking through
> my 98 FSM, there is no mention of how to do it. All the index
> has is how to take apart the 4x4 fronts. The Suspension section says
> see the Brakes, and that doesn't help much either. Anyone have
> suggestions? There is some play in the wheels, so I think at
> the least, I need to tighten the nut, but I don't know how far I
> have to tear brakes off to get to the bearing adjustment. >>
>
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