"sealed" front wheel bearings??

[DannyW]

So what's the poop on my "sealed-for-life" front wheel bearings? How long is "life"?? Until the rotors go below minimum minimum thickness? Should I start a trust fund now? I couldn't believe my GM-driving buddy (he really DOES know better) when he told me his spindles and rotors are throw-away units for that very reason. Just unbolt the whole rig from the A-frames and pitch it! And now I find out I have the same thing?!

 

[gpeddicord]

hubs/rotors

My 95 cost me 375 each for the hubs only, rotors are about 100 a pop. not a good design, i would like to see manual locking hubs on the newer trucks, but chrysler has their cash cow.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Sealed Front Wheel Bearings

Yep, the sealed front wheel bearings began with the '00 4x2 trucks. My '00 truck had them, no problems, but I never had to replace the pads or rotors... it was a 6 speed with a PacBrake.



Bill

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

my 97 4x4 has sealed bearings. AT about 140,000 I got nervous that someday they would wear out and replaced the hubs and rotors. They were still good at that time.

 

[DCaswell]

My 98. 5 had 400,000 on it when I sent it to the glue factory & they were still OK so don't worry just drive-er & remember to smile at powerjokes when you pass them going up hill

 

[Prairie Dog]

And when they pass you going down hill because of their inferior brakes, make sure you give them the boo-boo face.



Scotty

 

[daveshoe]

Are you sure that the spindle and brake rotor are one piece?

My 02 has brake rotors seperate. I remove my hubs and repack even though they are '' not serviceable'' I made a special tool to do it gently and so far so good

 

[n9oig]

I just replaced my left hub on my 3500 the brake rotor is seperate from the the hub you get just the bearing and wheel flang. Its the same from a 2500 to 3500 2 wheel drive duals or single.