Green bearings for my 8-3/4 axles
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02/06/12 05:00 PM
02/06/12 05:00 PM
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moparbroz
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How do I go about changing my bearings to green brand bearings? I already have my rear end apart and my axles are ready to go.
Hebrews 11:1
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Re: Green bearings for my 8-3/4 axles
[Re: moparbroz]
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02/06/12 05:31 PM
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scratchnfotraction
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remove the old bearing press on the green bearings till fullyseated and then the lock coller I have run them with the thrust block in a 489 sg and have run them with out a thrust block in a 742 open diff i have run them with the stock inner seals and for the last 2 yrs have run them with no inner seals and the o-ring thats on the green bearing only with no leaks. the MO-400 bearing with snap ring is the best-est ones not the one with the retainer crimped on(oh! remember the bearing retainer goes on axle then bearing/lock coller) dr-diff has the best deal on greens and is a member here on moparts 
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Re: Green bearings for my 8-3/4 axles
[Re: scratchnfotraction]
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02/06/12 05:32 PM
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scratchnfotraction
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want to make sure the bearing faces the right way when it goes on too. snap ring to the outside of bearing DAMHIK 
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Re: Green bearings for my 8-3/4 axles
[Re: Rick_Ehrenberg]
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02/06/12 09:45 PM
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scratchnfotraction
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Hopefully, this is for a drag car. Cornering / street, life expectancy is minimal. Stock Timkens have MANY times the load-and-thrust-carrying capacity.
Rick
says you,this subject has been beat to death here on moparts,here it goes again.
I myself have 9 yrs on the first set and 3 yrs on my 2nd set on the daily driver with 80 miles a day 5 day a week.
plenty of dohnuts,fishtailing,drifting,burn outs,power slides on mine with the thrust block in the 489 and with out the block in the 742 case.i drive it pretty hard on the street.
that A-body 8 3/4 with moser axles and greens is now in my 88 440 truck and will get drove just as hard.
if your skeerd say your skeerd.
nothing wrong with them on the street,just a personal preferance IMHO
plenty of OEM roller bearings in use today.
just the ticket for lazy people like me that dont want to take the time to set the endplay adjustment,but i will swap the chunk out 2x in one day to play with it 
I have even run them with the inner seals and with just the o-ring on the bearing and no seals
Last edited by scratchnfotraction; 02/06/12 09:47 PM.
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Re: Green bearings for my 8-3/4 axles
[Re: a12rag]
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02/06/12 09:48 PM
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Does anyone still supply the buttons for the end of the axles in the housing ? I need to get a couple for my 8.75 . . .
Thanks
Try DrDiff. I got some from him for my dana.
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Re: Green bearings for my 8-3/4 axles
[Re: DoctorDiff]
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02/07/12 02:55 PM
02/07/12 02:55 PM
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Niles , Ohio
therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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With the amount of miles most cars get the greens will last years.Same with the tall knuckles.My 65 had the A bodies.I pulled them and installed the tall ones.Been on 5 years no problems and the alingment came out better.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
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Re: Green bearings for my 8-3/4 axles
[Re: dogdays]
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02/07/12 06:08 PM
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First of all, I love E-berg. He is dedicated to doing things the "right" way. For those of you who don't know, he is the driving force behind Mopar Action magazine. He's the guy who popularized the factory disk brake swap for drum brake B-bodies. I have learned much from him.
His compulsion to do things "right" has put him in some contentious situations. Green bearings are one. The time-honored Timken tapered roller bearing is probably the better choice if ultimate strength is your goal. It is better. The problem is, that the Green bearings are good enough.
Bearings like them are in millions of cars on the road today. So I don't think you'd find them in dedicated circle track racers, at least not in cars that spend the majority of their time on asphalt. Because the tapered rollers are better E-berg will reply or post the same stuff every time he runs into a Green bearing reference.
His other favorite drum to beat is the F-body spindles on B-bodies. It is possible that the extra length of the F-body spindle puts the ball joint at a compromising angle. But it has worked on many cars and actually improves the suspension geometry. Again, because it is not the best as far as durability goes, he will post or reply to any thread he runs across that it is a mistake.
End of lecture.
R.
I was not bashing on him,i just have a different opinion about it.
he is correct in what he posted no doubt,but what works..works 
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