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Just updating this for future readers...
I was able to find a set of front hubs and from what I was told, they are from a 1968 to 1970 Chevy 1/2 half ton truck. I used the supplied bearings with the hubs and they fit fine on my 1960 front hubs. Just remember to take the 1960 race off the spindle before installing the newer bearings. One came off without issues and the other race took some time, a puller and heat to get it off! I have been driving on the new hubs and bearings for several months (Weekends) and they seem to be working well !! Now I plan to take the bearings out, clean them up and find replacements at the auto store to determine which year they are from (Have not investigated if 68 to 70 use the same bearing).
As always, thanks to everyone on this forum for your help! Love these old trucks!
1960 Chevy Apache C10
1965 Chevy C30 Dump Truck
1966 Chevy C30 Tow Truck
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1962 - 1970 1/2 ton hubs should all work on 60 - 61 C10 spindles to convert to tapered roller bearings.
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1960 Chevy C10 driver 261 T5 3.73 dana 44
1949 GMC 250 project in waiting
1960 C60 pasture art
Retired GM dealer tech. 1980 - 2022
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What is the advantage of tapered bearings?
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Hold an older ball bearing in one hand and a newer tapered roller bearing in the other hand and you will say, "Oh!"
The older ball bearing is just an oversized "bicycle" bearing. More expensive, too.
~~ Jethro 1954 3100Back to LifeIn the Dity Gallery1951 3100 (gone) / 1956 4400 (still in the neighborhood) / 1957 6400 with dump body (retired) / 1959 3100 panel (in the woods junked) / 1978 Custom Deluxe K10 / 1993 S-10 4.3 / 2004 Chevy Crew Cab / 1945 John Deere H / 1952 John Deere B / 1966 John Deere 2510 / 1967 John Deere 1020
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The cost & availability of the tapered roller bearings is much better than the ball bearings.
BC
1960 Chevy C10 driver 261 T5 3.73 dana 44
1949 GMC 250 project in waiting
1960 C60 pasture art
Retired GM dealer tech. 1980 - 2022
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Lower cost is always good. A rarity these days.
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Just like they said... some of the advantages are:
1. Cost
2. Availability
3. Maintenance.
I was trying for a while to keep the truck stock, but as I get older, I realized convenience is more important. The roller bearing always seemed to need adjustments and would fail if not performed or performed incorrectly. Then finding replacement ball bearing type bearings was getting harder and harder and more and more expensive ($50 to $90 per bearing times 4 for both sides vs. $3 to $8 per bearing if memory serves). I also noticed some of the replacements no longer had metal casings. They were using plastic! I also feel the roller bearings tend to 'push' against each other which helps to keep them in place and the ball bearings type do not.
Hope this helps!
Last edited by Bornco; Wed Jun 07 2023 07:34 PM.
1960 Chevy Apache C10
1965 Chevy C30 Dump Truck
1966 Chevy C30 Tow Truck
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That is good info. If you had a problem you could change then. I'll baby mine until then. I don't drive much.
I saw the plastic too. Luckily I had a choice.
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