[AT] OFF-TOPIC. Wheel bearings

Steve W. swilliams268 at frontier.com
Sun Jun 7 21:33:52 PDT 2015


Dennis Johnson wrote:
> I have a Dodge 3500 with about 300 K on it. Never wheel bearings
> still original as far as I know. Had an Envoy with over 200 K on it,
> that was working fine with no problems until kids of person I sold it
> to ran it without oil. Have Chevy C30 with about 200+ K on it -
> bearings OK. Redoing engine  because it was stolen by someone who did
> not know how to drive a manual and ran RPM up so valves floated and
> burned. It does need bearings in transmission. My son's V10 Dodge
> 3500 just had the bearings replaced at about 200 K as part of some
> routine maintenance when doing brakes. That was work to change them. 
> Have Buick Gran National with 130 K on it - not bearing problems
> except for turbo bearings - needs 4th change of turbo beatings. Have
> El Cameno with 175 K on it - rear axle bearings on it do need
> replacing. Looking at replacing entire drive train with 350 LT1 from
> donor car when I get more some other projects done first.
> 
> Dennis

On that Grand Nasty add a post shutdown oil accumulator and run 
synthetic and the turbo bearings won't coke up and fry. Had the same 
issue on a couple of them. The accumulator holds oil under pressure and 
bleeds it off through the turbo bearing feed when you shut down.

-- 
Steve W.



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