davlun
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So, old ones are out and need to install new races.
Should I oil the outside of the race before inserting?
Thanks,
David
Should I oil the outside of the race before inserting?
Thanks,
David
Just a matter of course, always replace races when replacing a bearing, on a second note, that hub is fine!
Use a punch to drive out old race, grind it on the outter circumference all around, then use it once it just fits into the hub to pound in the NEW race this protects the new race by beating on the old one! Hope that makes sense...it does in my head cause I gone dun it 100's of times.
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On a second note, some may dissagree, however I'm of the pack these full float bearings in grease and lightly grease the races, this protects the bearings for the initial torque setting and running once you button it all up and fill the diff with a quality lube, preferrably a synthetic especially if a posi.
JM2CW
Ruger_556 - Bit too late. I had read on quite a few forums that people were packing them in grease, and saw some that werent. Eons ago, when I was in college, I had to replace bearings on a car, packed in grease... so I packed in grease.
I guess if you are correct, I should be pulling things apart and pulling all that grease out of there... not my favorite plan. However, I do not want to cause damage, do I have any options here?