Posted by Steve Kanavas on Sunday, September 01, 2002 at 10:38PM :
In Reply to: Bearing posted by Hickory on Saturday, August 31, 2002 at 1:59PM :
I did mine a few years ago. I'll have to do it again as one side is now leaking hypoid into the knuckle. The seal behind the axle tube bushing is leather. I'll look for a National #450451 seal that is double lip rubber instead of the leather. (Thanks Frank Irons) Shimming the knuckle to 25-28lbs of drag causes the front end to be very tight. You have to turn the wheel back to center when coming out of a turn. I intend to add a shim to mine to loosen this up a little bit.
sak