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im tha best · 02-20-2010, 05:49 PM

I had to do a lot of work to the front brakes of my 68 and im at the part of putting all the new bearings back in. i have all the races in everything when i put the inner bearing in, it fit fines and i went to put it on the spindle it stopped about 2/3 of the way there and it wont move back any further. I go the bearings from Napa, so did i get the wrong inner bearings or what? The guy at Napa said they'd fit just fine but now its not letting me put the drum all the way back on. If you know anything about feel free to help me!

**too much stuff** · 02-20-2010, 05:57 PM

Will the inner bearing slide all the way on to the spindle by itself?

Sinister · 02-20-2010, 05:57 PM

Go to the NAPA website and look up inner wheel bearings for your truck. Cross reference the part numbers with what the NAPA guy gave you. Might have got the wrong bearings by mistake.

im tha best · 02-20-2010, 06:05 PM

No it only goes about 2/3rds of the way on it and then it stop.

And I don't have the boxes that they came in any more, which was probably a mistake on my part.

im tha best · 02-20-2010, 06:11 PM

i just looked up the bearing number on the back of the bearing. Its LM48548 if you want to look it up, but when i looked up that number, it took me right to bearing for my year truck.

tex_waco_usmc · 02-20-2010, 06:21 PM

The very reason I stopped dealing with NAPA (not saying this is the case) but several years ago. I bought some parts that were the right part number and everything checked out right, but they didnt work. Went to Autozone and the same part number from Autozone fit just fine! Napa would not give me my money back, so I have stopped using them! Just a thought!

My other thought and please dont take this the wrong way.....Just asking.
Verify that you havent got the inners and outers swapped!!!

msgross · 02-20-2010, 06:25 PM

GM PART # 457052

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im tha best · 02-20-2010, 06:44 PM

Yea everyng is the way it should be I think the spindle has a burr on it because the other side fit just fine.

evilways · 02-20-2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by im tha best

Yea everyng is the way it should be I think the spindle has a burr on it because the other side fit just fine.

just had the same thing happen to me a few weeks back, the old bearing spun a spot on the bottom of the shaft causing a small swell and the new bearing would not to slide in all the way, I tried 2 bearings from different companies to no avail, I just repacked the old one and left it.

**Stocker** · 02-20-2010, 09:38 PM

Can you file or grind the burr off and get the new bearing to fit?

im tha best · 02-20-2010, 10:42 PM

Yeaa that's what I ended up doing. There is a old time hotter/bike that live two houses down from me and he helped me out. He told me to get some emery paper and use it one the spindle like a shoe shiner shines a shoe. Now everything fits like a glove.

mr48chev · 02-20-2010, 10:55 PM

Over the years when I was doing several brake jobs a day I had to do that quite often when a bearing had spun on the spindle.

02-20-2010, 05:49 PM	#1
im tha best Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 68	Quick i need help!!!! I had to do a lot of work to the front brakes of my 68 and im at the part of putting all the new bearings back in. i have all the races in everything when i put the inner bearing in, it fit fines and i went to put it on the spindle it stopped about 2/3 of the way there and it wont move back any further. I go the bearings from Napa, so did i get the wrong inner bearings or what? The guy at Napa said they'd fit just fine but now its not letting me put the drum all the way back on. If you know anything about feel free to help me! __________________ 68 Chevy C10 long box

02-20-2010, 05:57 PM	#2
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,717	Re: Quick i need help!!!! Will the inner bearing slide all the way on to the spindle by itself? __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

02-20-2010, 05:57 PM	#3
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: Quick i need help!!!! Go to the NAPA website and look up inner wheel bearings for your truck. Cross reference the part numbers with what the NAPA guy gave you. Might have got the wrong bearings by mistake. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

02-20-2010, 06:05 PM	#4
im tha best Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 68	Re: Quick i need help!!!! No it only goes about 2/3rds of the way on it and then it stop. And I don't have the boxes that they came in any more, which was probably a mistake on my part. __________________ 68 Chevy C10 long box

02-20-2010, 06:11 PM	#5
im tha best Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 68	Re: Quick i need help!!!! i just looked up the bearing number on the back of the bearing. Its LM48548 if you want to look it up, but when i looked up that number, it took me right to bearing for my year truck. __________________ 68 Chevy C10 long box

02-20-2010, 06:21 PM	#6
tex_waco_usmc Project Heaven in my 67!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bosqueville, TX Posts: 899	Re: Quick i need help!!!! The very reason I stopped dealing with NAPA (not saying this is the case) but several years ago. I bought some parts that were the right part number and everything checked out right, but they didnt work. Went to Autozone and the same part number from Autozone fit just fine! Napa would not give me my money back, so I have stopped using them! Just a thought! My other thought and please dont take this the wrong way.....Just asking. Verify that you havent got the inners and outers swapped!!!

02-20-2010, 06:25 PM	#7
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Quick i need help!!!! GM PART # 457052 gmpartsdirect.com __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

02-20-2010, 06:44 PM	#8
im tha best Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 68	Re: Quick i need help!!!! Yea everyng is the way it should be I think the spindle has a burr on it because the other side fit just fine. __________________ 68 Chevy C10 long box

02-20-2010, 09:38 PM	#10
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,593	Re: Quick i need help!!!! Can you file or grind the burr off and get the new bearing to fit? __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

02-20-2010, 10:42 PM	#11
im tha best Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 68	Re: Quick i need help!!!! Yeaa that's what I ended up doing. There is a old time hotter/bike that live two houses down from me and he helped me out. He told me to get some emery paper and use it one the spindle like a shoe shiner shines a shoe. Now everything fits like a glove. __________________ 68 Chevy C10 long box

02-20-2010, 10:55 PM	#12
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,446	Re: Quick i need help!!!! Over the years when I was doing several brake jobs a day I had to do that quite often when a bearing had spun on the spindle.



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