thinking about going with green ball axle bearings
I had a set of green bearings in my last A-body street car. I bought the axles from Moser with bearings already installed. After a few months I had a bearing fail (started leaking and bearing was hard to turn). Called Moser, they told me to remove the thrust block from the carrier assembly (center section). They said the thrust bearing is there for adjustment of tapered bearings. I continued to run the bearings for 2,000-3,000 miles with no problems, and then I sold the car. However, I've read in a reputable Mopar mag that you should not run green bearings on the street because they do not offer any side load (no taper). This makes sense if you consider how the bearings function. It will be interesting to hear the views or experience of others. I'm running tapered bearings in the car I'm building now, but I liked the convenience of the green (non-adjustable) bearing.