How often should front wheel bearings be replaced in a corvette?
How often should front wheel bearings be replaced in a corvette?
Re-packing your 1965-1982 Corvette’s front wheel bearings is a dirty job, but someone has got to do it. The Corvette front wheel bearings should be re-packed every 30,000 miles or sooner under harder use conditions. This is an important service operation which has a definite bearing on safety.
What causes rear spindle bearing failure in corvette?
Rear spindle bearing failure begins with a slight rumble and an accompanying roughness you can feel in the seat. At that point, greasing the bearings will slow down the degradation but not stop it. The roughness will become more pronounced until you hear popping and cracking, with smoke coming from the wheel area.
Where to put a new U-joint on a corvette?
Place a new u-joint with the bearing cups removed in the differential-side flange of the half shaft. Be careful when you remove the bearing cups, as they are lined with needle bearings which can fall out fairly easily.
What kind of bearing does a 1969 Corvette have?
The 1969 had two different spindle bearing housings, an early housing with a recess in the center and a late housing which is flat across the bearing surface. This is a great tool. The outer bearing and sleeve are stacked on the tool with a shim then inserted in the bearing housing. The inner bearing is installed and then we check bearing play.
What kind of bearings are in Corvette suspension?
The A-Arms themselves are selected original parts sandblasted, jig welded and epoxy painted. The ball joints are our Moog Racing. The spherical bearings are internal and do not show. The lower A-Arms can be ordered with either solid steel or spherical bearing bushings, made with mounts for either the stock or adjustable sway bar.
Re-packing your 1965-1982 Corvette’s front wheel bearings is a dirty job, but someone has got to do it. The Corvette front wheel bearings should be re-packed every 30,000 miles or sooner under harder use conditions. This is an important service operation which has a definite bearing on safety.
What was the trailing arm on a vintage corvette?
The arms come with bearings welded in and includes the spacers and studs. Like vintage Corvette racing differentials, the trailing arm assemblies have to be set up with racing specs. Stock trailing arm specs call for up to 8 thousandths end play. Racing requires preload.
What kind of bushing does a corvette have?
The trailing arm front bushing is the only bushing on the car that has to accommodate movement about an axis with a variable plane. All other bushings manage movement about an axis on a fixed plane. The trailing arm front bushing has to accommodate movement up and down in an arc.
