1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy

[Richard]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

I noticed that the front output has what I would consider excessive in-out (axial) play. The yoke is clamping the bearing to the shaft adequately. The bearing is sliding in and out in the housing by almost 1/8". I pulled the bearing out, and I can still see machining marks on the housing bore, so it doesn't appear that the bore is worn. It seems that the seal housing is the only thing that constrains the bearing from moving, and it has a decent size gap between its inner surface and the bearing. Is this slop normal??

Great job on the work here. I enjoy following along. The front seal housing does hold the bearing in place with the snap ring on bearing. Think you will notice the small bit of movement going away once the yoke is installed and tightened up.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by Richard

Great job on the work here. I enjoy following along. The front seal housing does hold the bearing in place with the snap ring on bearing. Think you will notice the small bit of movement going away once the yoke is installed and tightened up.

Thank you, and I hope so, although I noticed the play before I removed the yoke. The nut was very tight. Just as a test, I reinstalled the seal housing without a gasket, and I reinstalled the yoke and nut, and the play was reduced significantly.