So I've had all the parts for a few weeks now and decided today after I cut the grass I'd go ahead and give one wheel a try.
I bought a 20 ton bottle jack ( recommended by someone here ) it worked great!! I had a grease gun, bearing packer, new bearings, seals and races. I also went to harbor freight and bought a race insert kit for like $25.00 and that was a life saver by itself.
I guess the hardest part was getting the old races out but even that wasn't too bad. The bearings, seals and races were pretty cheap so I just replaced everything. I won't say how long it's been since the bearings had been looked at. The old grease looked ok to me but those bearings were 8 years old and cheap to replace so it's all new now. Also adjusted the brakes while I had the wheel off the ground...... The wheel was spinning very free and with a little adjustment I had it making the swoosh swoosh sound. I was told to give it a little resistance, sound right???
I guess all in all about 1.5 hours for that one wheel and the other three will go quicker now that I know what to expect.
Jeff,Julie,Amber,Brandon,and Casey and Winston ( our 5 year old Golden ) and Bruno the Pug. We now have an English Cream, white Golden Retriever as well.
2015 Keystone Montana Mountaineer 356TBF
2005 Chevy duramax dually
