Wess, your vast amount of knowledge and abilities never fail to amaze me. I know what I’m saying as I’m an old retired mechanic. I enjoy your videos, thank you.
I owned two freightliners and a Mack. And kept them running by my self. Some times work on them till midnight and up early to go to work. Wouldn’t trade the years for anything.
I have been in the automotive repair business for almost 30 years and I have to say I would never touch the stuff (big trucks and equipment) you mess with. More power to you, sir.
thanks for being informative in your skills and techniques or know how. thanks for showing others. im struggling as a 53 ft trailer mechanic and this helped me understand wheel seals removal, repair, and replacement.
Holy crap some of the comments on this video are unbelievable. I probably would have quit youtube if I had to listen to this crap. I'm glad you have a thick skin because I really enjoy your videos
I’ve done at least 100 wheel seals over the years but that was probably the best job I’ve seen anyone do. I always cringe when I see someone muscling around inboard drums. I’ve just found your channel and I enjoy all your videos but these repair videos are my favorite. Being an owner operator is tough but you’re doing a great job
I'm surprised there's no torque spec on that axle nut, or at least a procedure to set axial preload. Presumably that Belleville washer gives correct preload through a wide range.
Wes, not only are you a very knowledgeable mechanic, your narrative style is very engaging.......on par with Mustie1. Keep up the good work you have many fans.
I worked for the Timkin Co. for a while. When adjusting the firce to secure a wheel bearing , life goes way up as the proper end load is applied but suddenly goes way down as the bearing is overloaded.
Hi that system is common on Volvo trucks in Ireland and as far as I know you tighten it down enough to leave a few thou endfloat and the idea of the bell washer is to prevent the inner part of the bearings from turning on the stub axle and causing wear
I realize this is a couple of years too late, but discoloration where the bearing sits on a shaft is an indication of non-contact in that area. Where there is good contact, the metal will be shiny. Still looked like there was plenty of contact though.
Your last video didn't other me. I enjoyed it. The sound of that Cummins cancelled out the vibration for me. Keep up the truck videos. I am interested in the power steering. My exhaust manifold on the 5.9 went well. I managed to get the five broken bolts out with an excessive amount of swearing. Then the thermostat housing and oil supply line for the turbo were swapped. I glad that's done. Thanks Wes
Wes correct me if I am wrong those are Rockwell brake shoes and aren't they supposed to have a retain spring/ clip on the roller buy the s cam it been a while since I worked on one
Your wear many hat Wes!! and your camera work is extremely grate. Keep up your interesting videos and sharing them with us! I just found this one and sorry a year late! LOL
I have had the best luck with the Nationals. I am not familiar with that weird spacer but I can only quess it was supposed to be some device to make endplay setup easy but you have to know the tricks!
I've used more Stemco seals than anything else. I like the Grit Guard seals because you don't need a nice surface on the spindle for them to seal. It's basically a speedi sleeve. But I don't have a strong opinion on it. I don't like the 2 piece seals though because it just adds two more places to leak.
You've got alot of informative videos. Can you give me some advice on where to get parts for trucks like that? I'm interested in buying a 1985 international or similar truck.
Really good video i do it different myself but you did it very easy your way very nice and the tire probably had a repair where the separation is also good taste in beer lol 👍👍
Hey Wes, I gotta ask, I'm gonna own a Mack diesel engine truck RD what's the best way to learn basic mechanic for it most likely changing brakes, drums, hub seals, calibrating air brakes, greasing, etc.. Would appreciate any info.
the seal probably leaked because they probably tried to re use the seal after doing the brakes, normally if you have a spacer between the bearings its the spacer that sets your end play so you just tighten the nut down tight if the end play isn't correct you would add or remove shims or use a different size spacer. iv never seen that set up on large trucks but iv done a few in other applications. i actually prefer the 2 peice seals,
I love it when you get a drive axle and they’ve put a couple thousand miles on it man that’s the kind of Grease that you have to wear off your hands Or whatever you get it on. When those bad ones would roll In I had some special blended industrial purple power that the guy made extra strength for us in the steam Jenny cranked all the way up. Id hit it before I tore it down and then after I had it all apart. Just had to be extra careful not to get that cleaner on anything aluminum that was polished or you had some Pissed off drivers lol.
Haha lol we're is this wes at n the newer videos always good videos probably better on the rocks though lol also curious how u no the slack adjuster was bad?
Always check that the races do not spin inside the hub. If they do it's time for a hub and no amount of seals will fix it. Only for a short time they will seal up. But they will begin to leak again shortly after. Mark my words
Wes, is your work starting to pick up after the pandemic? Good job on the wheel seal I've never worked on a big truck like that. Learned a lot. But didn't quite understand how a two piece seal works.
Hey Wes, great job on the videos man, keep em coming dude. (Question) Would you willing or do you even have time to troubleshoot an Atlast Copco air compressor ELEKTRONIKON controller?
I have seen tapered roller bearings that were preloaded with springs, such as in a Blanchard grinder spindle. However, that's not the case here. The spring pushes the bearings apart, the opposite of preload. The purpose is still a mystery.
These "Here hold my BEER" video's usually go this way! Better to hold the celebrating drinks till after the work is done! IMHO! You just hate those surprises at 70 MPH, loaded in that curve to find out what got put back wrong during the drinking phase! LOL!
The needle rollers in the bearings are hollow spring steel tubes which are squishy, the bearing system is designed to be compliant and the Belleville washer is designed in to allow self realignment of the bearings during sudden dynamic or thermal overloads that would damage a traditional rigid bearing . 😘
if you want the fill to go quicker put some oil in the hub before you install the outer bearing. sitting there watching oil soak through a is boring and takes to long.
The Panasonic Lumix TZ-100 has this too, it's the lowest end Lumix that has it. It's not quite Gimbal stable or GoPro 7 stable, but it does a very nice job, without the weird tracking artifacts that some others have. That said, a plain GoPro does a nice job (I have a Hero 4 Session that I mag-mount to stuff). I'm seriously considering getting a Hero 7, but I don't need it (why do I need 3 lathes and 2 mills?)
@@WatchWesWork I kind of figured that. Just learning on this big rig stuff. I will have to pull it and find out what one I need. I suspect the reason of failure was this bus sat for 4 years before we picked it up.
Where do you buy those huge sockets at a good price?? 3 inch up to 4 and a half inch? I looked at all the Tool stores and harbor freight and Craftsman- Everywhere- Biggest I have in my tool drawer is 2 inch. Must be a good price- Like 5 thinwall sockets for around $50-$60 bucks
Most parts stores, NAPA, Advanced..... have those exact tools just for axles, usually pretty cheap because the are not sockets they are welded together. Also most stores will rent an axle tool kit
I grew up in the trucking business...any of the wheel bearings we would load them until there was a bit of drag....gave one more quick grunt and close it up. In the 50 years of being around the trucks we NEVER had a problem with the bearings from doing that. Not a criticism...just a different method....it always worked for us
Bearing failure caused by too much pre load and insufficient end float can cause bearings to fail when especially when they get hot . Look it up straight fact no hatin just sayin, never ever in my career as a tech have I done up a hub as you’ve described .happy new year .
Guess this may be a stupid question, but why are you lubing the wheel bearings with oil rather than grease? Also, looks like that front tire is history
I read the comment from the guy from Canada who gave you a thumbs down. Oh well, what can you expect from people who elected Justin Trudeau as their prime minister...
Wess, your vast amount of knowledge and abilities never fail to amaze me. I know what I’m saying as I’m an old retired mechanic.
I enjoy your videos, thank you.
I owned two freightliners and a Mack. And kept them running by my self. Some times work on them till midnight and up early to go to work. Wouldn’t trade the years for anything.
I have been in the automotive repair business for almost 30 years and I have to say I would never touch the stuff (big trucks and equipment) you mess with. More power to you, sir.
thanks for being informative in your skills and techniques or know how. thanks for showing others. im struggling as a 53 ft trailer mechanic and this helped me understand wheel seals removal, repair, and replacement.
Holy crap some of the comments on this video are unbelievable. I probably would have quit youtube if I had to listen to this crap. I'm glad you have a thick skin because I really enjoy your videos
Those push in scot seals are all I use. Never had a problem.
I’ve done at least 100 wheel seals over the years but that was probably the best job I’ve seen anyone do. I always cringe when I see someone muscling around inboard drums. I’ve just found your channel and I enjoy all your videos but these repair videos are my favorite. Being an owner operator is tough but you’re doing a great job
I'm surprised there's no torque spec on that axle nut, or at least a procedure to set axial preload. Presumably that Belleville washer gives correct preload through a wide range.
5:55 never seen one of those before. what a great tool, hernia preventer.
Wes, not only are you a very knowledgeable mechanic, your narrative style is very engaging.......on par with Mustie1. Keep up the good work you have many fans.
I worked for the Timkin Co. for a while. When adjusting the firce to secure a wheel bearing , life goes way up as the proper end load is applied but suddenly goes way down as the bearing is overloaded.
I'll agree that is a weird bearing set up, just started watching your videos.
Hi that system is common on Volvo trucks in Ireland and as far as I know you tighten it down enough to leave a few thou endfloat and the idea of the bell washer is to prevent the inner part of the bearings from turning on the stub axle and causing wear
I'm glad to hear that. That's what I thought was the purpose. I've never seen this system in the US.
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I enjoy the in cab truck videos. Thank you for the video. Matt C.
Love the intro cometary on this one Wes
I realize this is a couple of years too late, but discoloration where the bearing sits on a shaft is an indication of non-contact in that area. Where there is good contact, the metal will be shiny. Still looked like there was plenty of contact though.
The amount of dropsies, extra time and whoopsies are directly proportional and costly to the number of bottles consumed. 🍻🍻😂
It's nice to watch, build your skills and learn a lot.
Your last video didn't other me. I enjoyed it. The sound of that Cummins cancelled out the vibration for me. Keep up the truck videos. I am interested in the power steering. My exhaust manifold on the 5.9 went well. I managed to get the five broken bolts out with an excessive amount of swearing. Then the thermostat housing and oil supply line for the turbo were swapped. I glad that's done. Thanks Wes
first time seeing a bearing setup like that. we always just take the rollers off to get the long spring off. whatever works for you
“Well, it looks like you blew a seal....”
“It’s ice cream - I swear!”
Just don't try blowing a sea lion. Lol.
Wes correct me if I am wrong those are Rockwell brake shoes and aren't they supposed to have a retain spring/ clip on the roller buy the s cam it been a while since I worked on one
@ 8:00 This is the point where Wes should be sneaking into his wife's kitchen to steal/borrow a silicone spatula!
Your wear many hat Wes!! and your camera work is extremely grate. Keep up your interesting videos and sharing them with us! I just found this one and sorry a year late! LOL
Enjoy these truck fix it videos bro.
Really good job Wes a little while back I started to follow your videos I like your job thanks for showing us what you do
Great channel and videos. Thank you.
Thank you again Wess.
I have had the best luck with the Nationals. I am not familiar with that weird spacer but I can only quess it was supposed to be some device to make endplay setup easy but you have to know the tricks!
I've used more Stemco seals than anything else. I like the Grit Guard seals because you don't need a nice surface on the spindle for them to seal. It's basically a speedi sleeve. But I don't have a strong opinion on it. I don't like the 2 piece seals though because it just adds two more places to leak.
@@WatchWesWork National seals have the wear sleeve on the inside
Well the bearings were fine till they hit the road during disassembly 🤣👍
Pattern? Uh... lots of good, educational videos. Good work ethic shown...
hi wes.great videos these old ones too.great to watch when cant sleep.
Good video the wheel seal but dang gotta take it all back off for the tire replacment bit it happens @Watch Wes Work
You've got alot of informative videos. Can you give me some advice on where to get parts for trucks like that?
I'm interested in buying a 1985 international or similar truck.
you're better at this drunk than I am sober 😉
Heh. It's OK to fix them while drunk. Just don't drive them...
@@WatchWesWork My Fav beer lol
Really good video i do it different myself but you did it very easy your way very nice and the tire probably had a repair where the separation is also good taste in beer lol 👍👍
This was the best explanation an video ive sean on youtube😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Awesome Video!🎥
Soon as he said I’ma sober up a little bit I was like yup ima subscribe 🤙😎
Bus Grease Monkey needs to get one of those wheel support jacks. Right now he or his son wrestles the tires off awkwardly every time.
Hey Wes, I gotta ask, I'm gonna own a Mack diesel engine truck RD what's the best way to learn basic mechanic for it most likely changing brakes, drums, hub seals, calibrating air brakes, greasing, etc.. Would appreciate any info.
the seal probably leaked because they probably tried to re use the seal after doing the brakes, normally if you have a spacer between the bearings its the spacer that sets your end play so you just tighten the nut down tight if the end play isn't correct you would add or remove shims or use a different size spacer. iv never seen that set up on large trucks but iv done a few in other applications. i actually prefer the 2 peice seals,
Yes, I think I said that somewhere. The two piece seals are easy to install without special tools, but I've not had good luck with them sealing.
I love it when you get a drive axle and they’ve put a couple thousand miles on it man that’s the kind of Grease that you have to wear off your hands Or whatever you get it on. When those bad ones would roll In I had some special blended industrial purple power that the guy made extra strength for us in the steam Jenny cranked all the way up. Id hit it before I tore it down and then after I had it all apart. Just had to be extra careful not to get that cleaner on anything aluminum that was polished or you had some Pissed off drivers lol.
Great work brother 👍👍
I just wondered why you didn't grease the S-key with some brake or kopper grease.
Makes things a lot more smoth AND keeps the brakes from screeming.
I've never seen anyone do that. I just grease the anchor pins.
@@WatchWesWork
For smooth operation and reduced wear I always grease the roller pivots. Rust is not a good bearing surface.
Thumbs up 👍 and yes the tire
Haha lol we're is this wes at n the newer videos always good videos probably better on the rocks though lol also curious how u no the slack adjuster was bad?
Never seen a class 8 truck’s wheel seal install as two pieces !
Always check that the races do not spin inside the hub. If they do it's time for a hub and no amount of seals will fix it. Only for a short time they will seal up. But they will begin to leak again shortly after. Mark my words
3:21 Phew 😅 It didn't hit beer bottle, it worked really well 👌
Wes, is your work starting to pick up after the pandemic? Good job on the wheel seal I've never worked on a big truck like that. Learned a lot. But didn't quite understand how a two piece seal works.
I change my trailer hub seal now noticed that one hot and other nice and cold bearings is good what is be the problem brother
The problem is your spacer.. just saying 😂😂
Is that a special brake spring tool, or just a car tire iron with a notch cut in it?
It's a special tool brake tech tools sells it as 1051Sp
Wes, ever drink Spotted Cow ? It’s brewed & sold only in Wisconsin !
Hey Wes, great job on the videos man, keep em coming dude. (Question) Would you willing or do you even have time to troubleshoot an Atlast Copco air compressor ELEKTRONIKON controller?
I like Bellevue washers, I never saw one on wheel bearing, I think its great idea, it has constant bearing preload,
I have seen tapered roller bearings that were preloaded with springs, such as in a Blanchard grinder spindle. However, that's not the case here. The spring pushes the bearings apart, the opposite of preload. The purpose is still a mystery.
Bellevue is Constant pressure over temperature meaning expansion of the spindle and bearings
A wes I am Have a hard time finding wheel cylinder for my 54 Chevy 5700 medium truck. Where should I look. It ass stock . Work truck
I got a 1988 Bluebird All american with a rockwell FF942 Steer axle I will need to do this job. Looks like fun (not really!)
These "Here hold my BEER" video's usually go this way! Better to hold the celebrating drinks till after the work is done! IMHO! You just hate those surprises at 70 MPH, loaded in that curve to find out what got put back wrong during the drinking phase! LOL!
What kind Oil you use
The needle rollers in the bearings are hollow spring steel tubes which are squishy, the bearing system is designed to be compliant and the Belleville washer is designed in to allow self realignment of the bearings during sudden dynamic or thermal overloads that would damage a traditional rigid bearing .
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The rollers are hollow? 🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stick to smoking meth 😂
tight up the slack adjuster to snug then back off a 1\4 the front on all trucks are auto
Great info. Thank you.
Congrats on the frontal view :-) I don't think I've seen your face on camera before!
There have been a few here and there. I don't make it a habit. No reason to punish the viewer...
Full frontal Johnson. Ya don't see that on TH-cam very often...
lol
The mystery men revealed...!
Pretty cool tire remover
if the front bearing in the front wheel of a Cascadia is defective can it cause a vibration in the cab driving down the road?
Possibly. Usually a bearing will make a noise. A vibration is more often a tire issue.
if you want the fill to go quicker put some oil in the hub before you install the outer bearing. sitting there watching oil soak through a is boring and takes to long.
How much torque did you put on the wheel nut?
In Kiwi land we can just buy the plastic clear centre pieces, instead of buying the new complete cap.
What size it’s the axle nut socket?
I’ve been a mechanic my whole life and I’m gettin old. I can’t half concentrate sober to fix something. Don’t know how you can drunk...
Just for the tear down. I sobered up for the reassembly. It took several days to get the parts.
I always cage the brake chamber so I don’t have to adjust the brakes when I’m done
🤣 you can't cage a single diaphragm chamber
Watch Wes Work where did you get the brake spring removal tool or bar?
I made it from an old tire spoon.
Buy an Olympus with 5 axis stabilization, it will take care of that vibration no problem. Bit expensive though.
That sounds like something I would break, quickly.
The Panasonic Lumix TZ-100 has this too, it's the lowest end Lumix that has it. It's not quite Gimbal stable or GoPro 7 stable, but it does a very nice job, without the weird tracking artifacts that some others have. That said, a plain GoPro does a nice job (I have a Hero 4 Session that I mag-mount to stuff). I'm seriously considering getting a Hero 7, but I don't need it (why do I need 3 lathes and 2 mills?)
what do I miss about working on heavy wheeled vehicles?
nothing... absolutely nothing.
I never was a fan of reusing brake shoes after they had oil on them.
Would I be able to determine what wheel seal I need by the part number on the hubcap? I will be shortly doing this repair to our bus conversion.
No. There are only 2 or 3 sizes of cap, but dozens of different seals. You have to pull it apart.
@@WatchWesWork I kind of figured that. Just learning on this big rig stuff. I will have to pull it and find out what one I need. I suspect the reason of failure was this bus sat for 4 years before we picked it up.
Where do you buy those huge sockets at a good price?? 3 inch up to 4 and a half inch? I looked at all the Tool stores and harbor freight and Craftsman- Everywhere- Biggest I have in my tool drawer is 2 inch. Must be a good price- Like 5 thinwall sockets for around $50-$60 bucks
Most parts stores, NAPA, Advanced..... have those exact tools just for axles, usually pretty cheap because the are not sockets they are welded together. Also most stores will rent an axle tool kit
Can't imagine why you quit that job. LOL
Rolling Rock pattern! Know it well!
I like Yingling but I can’t buy it where I live here in Minnesota ! It’s a Pennsylvania beer !
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I grew up in the trucking business...any of the wheel bearings we would load them until there was a bit of drag....gave one more quick grunt and close it up. In the 50 years of being around the trucks we NEVER had a problem with the bearings from doing that. Not a criticism...just a different method....it always worked for us
Bearing failure caused by too much pre load and insufficient end float can cause bearings to fail when especially when they get hot . Look it up straight fact no hatin just sayin, never ever in my career as a tech have I done up a hub as you’ve described .happy new year .
so it started leaking 4 no reason?
You can turn off stabilization for in-cab stuff, just look for the setting.
I tried it both ways. It does seem to have a noticeable improvement. I bought a gopro. We'll try that next.
Did you get the new GoPro 7? That thing has some wicked cool features, let's hope they don't bit the big one and leave the 7 as the last hurrah!
No, I bought a used Hero 4 silver. I think that was the first one with the built in LCD. We'll see how it works out.
After looking again I see what you mean sorry Wes never seen that on big trucks before
Ha vintage watch Wes work lol😂
I don’t mean to be an arm chair supervisor but that wheel bearing didn’t sound to healthy when you spun it
Guess this may be a stupid question, but why are you lubing the wheel bearings with oil rather than grease? Also, looks like that front tire is history
Because its a wet alxe, the entire point of the video.......
I read the comment from the guy from Canada who gave you a thumbs down. Oh well, what can you expect from people who elected Justin Trudeau as their prime minister...
I usually do both at the same time! Next week the other one will go out if you don’t! lol
Where are you located?
Contaminated brake shoes are contaminated brake shoes regardless of how new or how old they are they should have been replaced
I alyway found it 70/30 when it comes to cdl vehicles
Its the brewskies fault!
Nice Video thanks
When I start drinking I don't work on anything..... but a buzz..
when i saw that bearing hit the floor i cried could of be good bearings
Nice!!
Watch Wes Work, Drunk! Fun video, thanks