pwhoever
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I know you, @ROAD DOG, highly recommended the Advance Auto hubs but I broke down and ordered the Moogs from Rock Auto. I looked at the Advance Auto ones and they are now over $90 each and the Moogs, I bought both for the same price almost. I have had very good luck with Moog parts before and couldn't beat the price. I went with the regular inventory choice instead of the wholesale inventory because of the better warranty and it was a difference of only $9 to get 3 year warranty over the 90 day one.
The hubs are set to get here Wed but I decided to jump in and at least remove the old ones for further inspection. One tip I might add is to get both sides jacked up in the beginning, get the brakes locked and loosen the shaft nut most of the way. It will make the process a lot smoother. And the 3 mounting bolts are on there really tight.
I used a 1/2" socket wrench with a T55 bit. I tried my impact wrench (which isn't the greatest) first but they wouldn't budge. With my socket wrench and a 3 foot bar attached to it, they came off with no problem. There seemed to be a bit of grease on the shaft splines which made the shaft just slide right out of the hub. The whole process was easy peasy...
Now when I was working on removing the right hub, there was an odd burnt like smell and it was pretty strong. The left side didn't seem to have that. Once both hubs were off, I compared both and there is a definite issue with the right and could feel it while turning. The left one still was quiet and smooth. Back to the right one, there wasn't any wobble and I think I could have gotten some more mileage out of it but at the cost of ride quality. I took the right hub and when shaking it, I could feel something rattling around in there.
When shaking the left, no such noise. I also pried the bearing covers off both as I'm replacing them anyway. On the left one, most of the bearings I could see had a yellowish discolored appearance. The left ones were still bright and shiny silver colored. Both sides did seem to have plenty of grease but I didn't check the inner bearings. I'm just glad I found this thread to point me in the right direction.
Here are photos of what I found. The first one is the right side and second is the left.
The hubs are set to get here Wed but I decided to jump in and at least remove the old ones for further inspection. One tip I might add is to get both sides jacked up in the beginning, get the brakes locked and loosen the shaft nut most of the way. It will make the process a lot smoother. And the 3 mounting bolts are on there really tight.
I used a 1/2" socket wrench with a T55 bit. I tried my impact wrench (which isn't the greatest) first but they wouldn't budge. With my socket wrench and a 3 foot bar attached to it, they came off with no problem. There seemed to be a bit of grease on the shaft splines which made the shaft just slide right out of the hub. The whole process was easy peasy...
Now when I was working on removing the right hub, there was an odd burnt like smell and it was pretty strong. The left side didn't seem to have that. Once both hubs were off, I compared both and there is a definite issue with the right and could feel it while turning. The left one still was quiet and smooth. Back to the right one, there wasn't any wobble and I think I could have gotten some more mileage out of it but at the cost of ride quality. I took the right hub and when shaking it, I could feel something rattling around in there.
When shaking the left, no such noise. I also pried the bearing covers off both as I'm replacing them anyway. On the left one, most of the bearings I could see had a yellowish discolored appearance. The left ones were still bright and shiny silver colored. Both sides did seem to have plenty of grease but I didn't check the inner bearings. I'm just glad I found this thread to point me in the right direction.
Here are photos of what I found. The first one is the right side and second is the left.