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Re: Fyi 12 bolt rear wheel bearings
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Originally Posted by BCOWANWHEELS
just to satisfy my mind i ordered a bearing set today from my local chevy dealer. there the same up to 1977 he told me. my cosy was right at 24.00 each. i,ll keep em in my stash for next rear end build. i compared my timken seals to oem and they looked as good or a little thicker so i,ll stick with them. i,ve used both napa bearings and timken seals up to now in all my 67-72 pickups with no problems. one thing i forgot to mention. i packed the wheel bearings with amsoil h/d synthetic grease and the back side of my seals was loaded full of same also seal surface was greased before axle install. after bearing & seal was installed i added more grease with my finger too just to fill the cavity between the seal and bearing. just for added protection. just the way i do it.
bob
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i would never put greece in the rear end bearings seeing they are lubes by the gear oil i really wouldn't want the gease in my rear end lube but thats just me
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