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diff back together with snake racing caliper brackets?
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:08 am
by KoniX
Hey there,
just finishing off putting my diff back together and i have the snake racing kit on the back of it to allow sierra front discs on the rear of my sierra...i pulled it apart but cant for the life of me remember exactly how it all went back together lol
i put the axles in first yes?then the bracket sits between the housing and the axle ends...i think...
SHould the rear wheel bearings be tight as hell to go into the housing? cos they are brand new and i need a bigger hammer i think haha
thats it for now, hopefully i can have this thing running again by end of day
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:53 am
by dank
check to see if you have the right bearings.
some zooks have a tapered bearing.
Have a look at your housing, a close look, and check out where the bearing seats itself. It may be tapering/flared outwards slightly. If you are trying to ram a square bearing in their you are fighting a losing battle.
ring up snake racing direct. easier than waiting for someone here to give you the right info.
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:00 pm
by hyzook
I have never seen tapered bearings in the rear
Slide the axle in (carfull not to damage seal) and using a block of wood and a hammer tap the axle in, make sure the housing where the bearing sits is clean and free of rust. then the caliper bracket goes on (facing forward or back wont matter) the bracket holds the bearing in place. Its a good idea to use some anti seize between the bracket and housing.
Not the best shot but below you can see the bracket
Note: you will need the caliper unbolted to bleed the brakes as the bleed nipple needs to be at the top.
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:53 pm
by dank
My 88.5 WT has tapered rear wheel bearings....I didn't realise this until I tried to fit some square ones.
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:23 pm
by joeblow
x2....never seen tapered bearings...
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:54 pm
by built4thrashing
there is alot of leaves in that rear spring pack. must be stiff as.
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:22 pm
by jonno_racing
dank wrote:My 88.5 WT has tapered rear wheel bearings....I didn't realise this until I tried to fit some square ones.
my old 88.5 wasnt.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:16 pm
by dank
did yours have the plastic flares? mine does.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:44 pm
by hyzook
built4thrashing wrote:there is alot of leaves in that rear spring pack. must be stiff as.
No its quite soft and flexes quite hard, the car is very heavy though.
I had and 88.5, plastic flares, NT flanges etc and no tapered bearings