Help! take 2-- use which races?

[jcolegrove]

Thanks all for the suggestions as to how to get out the races i stupidly put in
backwards...

Now the question becomes---- which races to use:

assuming i will drill out a bit of the housing and beat them out and assuming i can grind off any bent part of the race ( i have brass drift), which races should i use?

1-- the old ones, which had plenty of grease everywhere and look fine and are oem.

2--- put back in the new ones (oem set from cdan)

3--- wait for new sets (races/bearings) from cdan.

surely, these cannot get much use? they turn all of 60 degrees very very slowly...
can i use old races with new bearings here? or better to re-use the new ones, even if there is a little nick out of them? what could this hurt?

thanks
man, i'm stupid for doing that...

 

[cruiserdan]

I would not re-use any of the races. Of course all I would have to do is drive to work at any hour of any day and use my key to get in to get another bearing. You do not have that option.

 

[Doc]

Wait for new races and do it right. You can probobly pick up good bearings at a napa or something.

 

[cruiserdan]

I linked a thread in his other thread that has some aftermarket bearing information in it.

 

[jcolegrove]

yes, but....
thanks dan-- i have them out now and they truly look unscathed... they weren't hard to do afterall.
so why not use these 'new' races that just been put in, back out, then in?
some reasons? do they bend?
i would assume these are a better option than the old ones?

thanks.

 

[cruiserdan]

If they came out "clean" you could re-install them in the proper orientation and see if they are tight. If they are I would imagine that you are OK. My only concern is that they are tight when they are in place.
I suppose that you could use a liquid "sleeve retainer" such as one offered by "lock-tite" if the races do not appear to be solidly in place.

 

[jcolegrove]

i see... thanks.
will see if they are tight.

 

[cruiserman]

Re-use them. They are probably fine.

 

[RavenTai]

surely, these cannot get much use? they turn all of 60 degrees very very slowly...

they do not turn very fast but they do hold 1/4 of truck up and are heavily loaded, due to the load they do wear, my 62 came with failed trunnion bearings it is not a fun driving experience for the truck to suddenly decide on its own to leave its lane.

if you can get the new ones back out without any damage you may be able to reuse them, it is best practice to not use old races with new bearings,

myself I would not want to have to go back in early because of a race, if I could not reuse the new races I would source new bearings,

 

[semlin]

nice photo rt !

agreed, there are no shortcuts to going back and doing those bearings over.

 

[jcolegrove]

again, thanks to all.
they looked fine coming out and they were tight enough going back that freezing was 'almost' a must, so must assume they are tight enough.
sure am glad i went ahead and reused those so i could finish same day---
oh, wait, no, i guess i put the wheel seals in before the bearings. off to the store 2 days later...

 

[IdahoDoug]

Live and learn. Years ago, I almost did the same thing with wheel bearing seals. I'd tapped it a couple times and my eye fell on the freshly greased bearing - sitting on a paper towel (whew - wipe forehead....).

DougM

 

[Rookie2]

Live and learn. Years ago, I almost did the same thing with wheel bearing seals. I'd tapped it a couple times and my eye fell on the freshly greased bearing - sitting on a paper towel (whew - wipe forehead....).

DougM

Ditto that mistake, except the couple of taps part. I fully seated the seal before realizing it . So needless to say, I've got one non-OEM seal in there. Didn't realize until reading one of Dan's posts later that I probably could of gotten the seal out unscathed. Can remember that trick now. Like you said... live and learn.


Rookie2