So ;
I'm far from home whizzing down the freeway when the right front wheel groans a bit , stops , does it again then goes silent .
When I get home I jack up & block the right side and remove the wheel , noticing it has a thin film of grease on it , I de - grease the aluminum wheel & set it aside , retract the brake pads by using a BIG old C Clamp I bought @ Harbor Freight for just this purpose , the outer bearing rumbled *slightly* when I spun the rotor but worse , the rotor had over .040" wobble at it's oput edge & the pads were wearing un equaly so I pulled it all aprt and discovered the last DPM re - used a cotter pin about the 6th time
& left the bearing castle nut 90° (that's 1/4 turn folks) loose to boot 
, plus he'd used a hammer instead of a seal driver to install the grease seal last time so it was bent & rubbing on the spindle.....
I'm glad I took the time to look before hitting the road next Thursday ! .
I bought new disc pads & grease seals as the bearings , although improperly lubricated were American made and in good shape (no brinneling evident) so I cleaned everything up & re - packed the inner & outer bearings , buttoned up one side and hope to get the other one done to - night after work .
I don't know how to explain the proper method of hand packing roller bearings , I'm sure there's a video on Poo-Tube as it's really important .
Or , just buy a $5.00 bearing packer & use your grease gun with Moly bearing grese in it , NOT chassis lube ! .
I'm far from home whizzing down the freeway when the right front wheel groans a bit , stops , does it again then goes silent .
When I get home I jack up & block the right side and remove the wheel , noticing it has a thin film of grease on it , I de - grease the aluminum wheel & set it aside , retract the brake pads by using a BIG old C Clamp I bought @ Harbor Freight for just this purpose , the outer bearing rumbled *slightly* when I spun the rotor but worse , the rotor had over .040" wobble at it's oput edge & the pads were wearing un equaly so I pulled it all aprt and discovered the last DPM re - used a cotter pin about the 6th time
& left the bearing castle nut 90° (that's 1/4 turn folks) loose to boot , plus he'd used a hammer instead of a seal driver to install the grease seal last time so it was bent & rubbing on the spindle.....I'm glad I took the time to look before hitting the road next Thursday ! .
I bought new disc pads & grease seals as the bearings , although improperly lubricated were American made and in good shape (no brinneling evident) so I cleaned everything up & re - packed the inner & outer bearings , buttoned up one side and hope to get the other one done to - night after work .
I don't know how to explain the proper method of hand packing roller bearings , I'm sure there's a video on Poo-Tube as it's really important .
Or , just buy a $5.00 bearing packer & use your grease gun with Moly bearing grese in it , NOT chassis lube ! .
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