I tore apart my front axle 2 years ago, and when I did I pulled off the wheel hubs, bearings, etc. A few months ago I put it all back together and everything seemed normal.
The other day, I was driving the truck, and I heard a screeching noise coming from my front left wheel.
On further inspection, I noticed the dust cap was missing and the spindle wasn't centered around the hub! :mad: I took off the wheel and found the hub to be "loose", full of play. I removed the hub and the outer bearing was completely destroyed. The spindle was a little damaged, but salvageable.
The question I have is, how did this happen? I have been driving the truck for a little while now with no problems, and then the bearing assembly completely fails. I remember noticing, the first time I put the hub onto the spindle, that it never really went on all the way in comparison to the passenger side hub. What I mean is, there was a tiny gap between the hub and the backing plate. On the passenger side, the hub went on all the way just about touching or overlapping the backing plate.
I apologize if that doesn't make sense, I'm not much of a "hub and bearing" guy.
Any ideas on how this might of happened, and how much it might cost to replace a front, outer bearing assembly for a 58 1/2 ton?
Last edited by REAL_RAT_FINK; 07/25/2010 6:06 AM.
