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kyle86
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016

Opinion Needed - Repacking Wheel Bearings and found THIS

I am about to make a long trip so I went to repack the bearings for the first time on my new to me 2003 sunnybrook 5er. The previous owner told me he had to replace an axle due to a wheel coming off a...
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3oaks
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
Lynnmor wrote:
I'd throw that axle out in a heartbeat. Since you suspect the axle is bent, and there is no way of knowing if the surfaces locating the bearings are concentric, and the bearing fit is poor, junk it.
X2

It is junk, period. Fixed, not repaired, only good enough to get you out of a bind. Replace the axil or at least the spindle.

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