dana 60 bearing question

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In that case then "yep" pack both bearings with good quality bearing grease and remember to set your bearing preload/endplay when complete.
Gus

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I used black high temp moly wheel bearing grease, lots of fun

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how do you set the bearing preload? i thought you bolted the retaining plate back on and your done?

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if your using the timken tapered roller axle bearings the axles have to touch the inner floating axle contact device, several types are used. One axle will have a bearing retaining plate with no adjuster on it, the other side, usualy the passenger side will have the adjuster plate on it. It has threaded insert with retaining lugs and the outer has threads inside for the adjuster to screw into or out of it. You tighten the adjuster until it bottoms out , check both axles for end play, it should be zero on both sides if the adjusted axle and the floater are in contact. Once you have zero end play back the adjuster out enough to get between .002 and .006 end play, measure it with a dial indicator I do it that way and then go drive it around a small amount, both right and left hand turns and then jack the car up again so both wheels are off the ground and check it again to make sure the bearings where and are still seated all the way in the housing, if the end plays is a bunch looser readjust the end play again

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how do you set the bearing preload? i thought you bolted the retaining plate back on and your done?

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Unless you have a Ford truck style bearing that use shims to adjust the pre-load you should have a threaded adjuster on the RH axle retainer.If you don't have either setup then you really should be using the sealed bearings.Contact Cass (doctordiff) for more detailed information and parts you may need.
Gus