Most people don't remember or even knew that older vehicles a full brake job included cleaning and repacking the wheel bearings and cutting the rotors if necessary.... I still use xylene as the solvent to clean the bearings it melts all the old grease off fast.. On our economy brake jobs we would remove the outer bearing then install the nut and washer this would remove the rear wheel bearing and seal by pulling on the rotor straight out and not damage the seal so we could reuse it.. The nut and washer would catch the bearing and push out the seal...just for customers on a tight budget mostly older people..... The new sealed bearings barley make it to 100k I have Timken roller bearings from 1975 that are still in great shape.... But hey Timken cut their teeth making bearings for trains! 😂
Most people don't remember or even knew that older vehicles a full brake job included cleaning and repacking the wheel bearings and cutting the rotors if necessary.... I still use xylene as the solvent to clean the bearings it melts all the old grease off fast.. On our economy brake jobs we would remove the outer bearing then install the nut and washer this would remove the rear wheel bearing and seal by pulling on the rotor straight out and not damage the seal so we could reuse it.. The nut and washer would catch the bearing and push out the seal...just for customers on a tight budget mostly older people..... The new sealed bearings barley make it to 100k I have Timken roller bearings from 1975 that are still in great shape.... But hey Timken cut their teeth making bearings for trains! 😂
You are right, those old Timken bearings were tough! Thanks for watching and also the added good advice!