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| | | | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 476 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 476 | Any buddy have a good source for lock washers for the rear wheel bearings on a 46 2 ton COE | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 | Take the old washer to just about any NAPA parts store. They should be able to match it up to a suitable replacement. There are only a few different styles and sizes, and they fit a wide range of vehicles, not just GM trucks.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,609 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,609 | Hey Chris,
Haven't heard from you in a while, hope all is good. I also hope you have been getting a bunch of windshield time in that awsome truck of yours!
If the NAPA trail that Jerry mentioned runs cold, there may be more options.
Your 2 ton rear axle shares some parts with my military truck drivetrain. Perhaps that rear nut retainer lock is the same. If so, I may have some other sources. Do you have a part number? A measurement of the inside diameter may help as well. A picture would be worth a thousand words.
Paul | | | | | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 476 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 476 | Glad you chimed in Paul: I had to redo all the brake cylinders a year or 2 ago . After 12 years or so I guess that's normal. The bearing washers are about done, I was just thinking of getting another set for next time, hope I will never need them. Those wheels and hubs are getting heavier as I get older! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 | A trick we used around my Diesel shop was to leave the wheels, tires and hubs all bolted together, and use a piece of oiled sheet metal to slide the whole assembly on and off the axle load tube after jacking the axle up just enough to take the weight off the bearings. It minimizes the muscle strains and pains doing it that way as long as the floor is fairly level.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 | These days they have a rolling dolly for the duals. They also make one for hub and drum only, drum only, etc. Usually, OTC is the biggest offender of making these tools. Can't have the Hazmat of oil all over the floor, slip hazards, or guys actually using their back muscles and hurting them. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 | Usually the Real parts stores with Dorman cabinets will have what you’re looking for.
Also check the HELP! display for odd-ball tools and parts. | | |
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