curtis73
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- Sep 1, 2018
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- Location
- Harrisburg, PA
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Mazda
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Referencing this thread: Brake job gone wrong
94 B4000. Manual hubs from a 92. Quick synopsis of the above thread. Bought the truck with 80k on it a couple years ago. It developed a front bearing growl so I replaced them with Timken stuff. Drove it for a few months and took it for safety inspection and they mentioned one was loose so they reset it. This spring in the above thread I was doing a brake job and found that the threads were messed up on the spindle and the retainer ring wouldn't stay in its groove.
Now this week I came back from a 250-mile trip and the front sounded like it was rubbing something and sure enough, both front bearings are toast. As in, it's a miracle I didn't lose both front wheels.
Someone suggested Stage 8, so I ordered them. Nice pieces. Not an ice cube's chance in hell they will work. I have no idea how they would fit behind any hub, so I sent them back. Massive.
bobbywalter suggested "ratchet nuts" from an F150. That's not something I'm familiar with, can someone enlighten me?
Bobby... if you're reading this, you also mentioned you might have a source for spindles from a 'yard. I'm not too keen on paying $100 each for chinese knock-offs.
Can someone help me figure out why my bearings keep coming loose and self-destructing? How do I fix it for GOOD?
94 B4000. Manual hubs from a 92. Quick synopsis of the above thread. Bought the truck with 80k on it a couple years ago. It developed a front bearing growl so I replaced them with Timken stuff. Drove it for a few months and took it for safety inspection and they mentioned one was loose so they reset it. This spring in the above thread I was doing a brake job and found that the threads were messed up on the spindle and the retainer ring wouldn't stay in its groove.
Now this week I came back from a 250-mile trip and the front sounded like it was rubbing something and sure enough, both front bearings are toast. As in, it's a miracle I didn't lose both front wheels.
Someone suggested Stage 8, so I ordered them. Nice pieces. Not an ice cube's chance in hell they will work. I have no idea how they would fit behind any hub, so I sent them back. Massive.
bobbywalter suggested "ratchet nuts" from an F150. That's not something I'm familiar with, can someone enlighten me?
Bobby... if you're reading this, you also mentioned you might have a source for spindles from a 'yard. I'm not too keen on paying $100 each for chinese knock-offs.
Can someone help me figure out why my bearings keep coming loose and self-destructing? How do I fix it for GOOD?