wpatters1229 wrote:
The front hubs have a open hollow center that is big enough to stick you hand in and it reaches all the way to the rotor. It appears as though after taking off the lug nuts and then the hub nuts the rotor would just pull right off after taking off the caliper and pad assembly. I think if there is a bearing it is something at the rear of the spinal and not part of the hub or if it is it certainly is not anything you can just remove like the old cotter pinned bearings. I know what you mean. I had a 56 chevy for many years and they always had to be re-packed. Most of my cars over the years had packable bearings. Thanks
It seems the industry trend had been that front wheel drive vehicles introduced sealed bearings up front with non-fwd quickly following. I personally like sealed bearings and just replace the hub when it's time. There is too much vulnerability with packed bearings. From contamination, improper packing, and improper tightness, packed bearings is just too touchy to me. Just replaced a bolt-on sealed hub assembly and be done. Hub assemblies are very reasonable to purchase and relatively simple (non-skilled) to replace on non-fwd vehicles like a van/motor home. I wished we had sealed bearings on our 2007 E350 RV.
