Weekend progress

[refit1701]

Well, I got the brakes on the rear axle and got one hub put back on with new bearings, cups and seals. I scrubbed both brake drums and got them primed for paint. The pass. side hub took an hour to clean as it had baked on differential lube and dirt from who knows where on it. It was a mess. The other side had not been leaking so it was not so bad.

My only concern is the amount of force required to turn a bare hub with no drum on it. It's stiff. I prelubed the seals and don't believe I pressed the inner grease seal in too far. It is not free-wheeling like a Mustang hub would be but then this is not a light duty Ford hub.

I searched back and found Charles' description of tightening the bearing nuts down and followed that proceedure, so I think I did it correctly. I guess when the drum is on it the hub will turn "easier".

I'll take a few shots tonight for show and tell.

[Cal_Gary]

Even with the preload set correctly, you'll still never get the hub to spin with no resistance-the sheer weight combined with the bearing grease slows it down.
Gary

[Nickathome]

I noticed the same thing whe nI did my bearings and thought I had tightened the spindle nuts too much, but I hadn't. I got to thinking about it and rationalized the engine is alot more powerful than me and will not have difficulty turning these hubs. I know I did things right, so didn't worry about it any longer. So far things are working fine as I have driven my truck several times since.