How do you grease the wheel bearings on an 86 4x4?

Posted By: hp383

How do you grease the wheel bearings on an 86 4x4? - 12/03/13 11:11 PM

Hey guys, taking my 86 Ramcharger in soon for an oil change, and lube.

I would like to have them grease the front D44 bearing while its on the rack.

Is this done the same was as on the old full time trucks with an access hole in the face of the rotor that lines up with a zerk?

Or is there another trick to getting to these?

Posted By: 340SHORTY

Re: How do you grease the wheel bearings on an 86 4x4? - 12/03/13 11:50 PM

not like the early trucks.. same procedure as replacing the rotor. Total removeal of the hub/rotor assy..

Posted By: hp383

Re: How do you grease the wheel bearings on an 86 4x4? - 12/04/13 12:21 AM

Well that was a huge step backwards in design.

Wonder why they did that?

Posted By: redraptor

Re: How do you grease the wheel bearings on an 86 4x4? - 12/04/13 12:37 AM

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Is this done the same was as on the old full time trucks with an access hole in the face of the rotor that lines up with a zerk?

Wow, I never knew that.

Yeah, after having a newer one apart you gotta tear it down. Or drill the hub for an angled zerk.

Posted By: 340SHORTY

Re: How do you grease the wheel bearings on an 86 4x4? - 12/04/13 02:41 AM

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Well that was a huge step backwards in design.

Wonder why they did that?

Even tho the maintanance is more intensive the design is by far superior to the late 70s and present "uni bearing" design..