Opinions needed on 72 to 75 D100 or W100 Dodge Truck
As far's I'm concerned, the wheel bearing design of the full time Dodges is absolute junk. This is a matched pair of Timken bearings, requiring a press to change them. There is no adjustment as on the older trucks and GM / Ford, and worse, the bearings are very close together, meaning wide wheels put more stress and leverage on the bearings.
Also at some point, Ma's idea of 4wd 'disconnect' was a completely STUPID device in the AXLE which disconnected half of one side of the axle from the other.........leaving the ring an pinion to continue to spin.
This mess. The ring at bottom right is supposed to be "precision ground" making the entire set "a set" you cannot replace just one bearing
Below is an 85? housing I found on ebay, showing the axle disconnector mount
As far's I'm concerned, the wheel bearing design of the full time Dodges is absolute junk. This is a matched pair of Timken bearings, requiring a press to change them. There is no adjustment as on the older trucks and GM / Ford, and worse, the bearings are very close together, meaning wide wheels put more stress and leverage on the bearings.
Also at some point, Ma's idea of 4wd 'disconnect' was a completely STUPID device in the AXLE which disconnected half of one side of the axle from the other.........leaving the ring an pinion to continue to spin.
This mess. The ring at bottom right is supposed to be "precision ground" making the entire set "a set" you cannot replace just one bearing
Below is an 85? housing I found on ebay, showing the axle disconnector mount