HELP! Rear Wheel Bearings
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HELP! Rear Wheel Bearings
I have an 00 ford excursion v10 with about 10- 12" lfit and 39.5 baja belteds....the rear end has had sum problems,... first of all guy i bought it from said it had gears n lockers...it definytl has a detroit rear and a powertrax front locker...but i rolled the truck in reverse whielk a buddy watched the d shaft n the tire...came to 3.73 gears....but when i drive it at aboput 65 the rpms are exactly at 2000???????!!! im sooo jsut shocked i dunno wat the hell to do? i wanted to get 5.13 cus im gunna get 44's soon or maybe jsut 4.88 n stick with 39's but this is scary me...i dunno if the tachometer ius way off or wat..cus hte speed i calculated with a handheld GPS!....
SOrry for the long post but ive jsut been really angry...my rear wheel bearing has been goign and i jsut had the one side done at a shop for $250 including materials..well now the other side is makign a very loud noise as if the bearings are apart.....i cnata afford to ahve it doen agaain..anyone ever done htis or kno how to?? thanks for any advice!!
geoff
SOrry for the long post but ive jsut been really angry...my rear wheel bearing has been goign and i jsut had the one side done at a shop for $250 including materials..well now the other side is makign a very loud noise as if the bearings are apart.....i cnata afford to ahve it doen agaain..anyone ever done htis or kno how to?? thanks for any advice!!
geoff
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Around $750 for parts and labor. New carrier bearing kit and outer axle bearings and seals. Labor involves shims for proper ring and pinion alignment and clutchs in the rear. Find a mechanic that has done these! This is beyond my skills to do the job right. He also did rear brakes for that.
