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Front wheel bearings... repack or leave'em alone? 200 1985

posted by  DeWayne on  Mon Mar 4 09:14 CST 2002
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What started out to be a simple brake pad replacement has turned into a major brake project that I hadn't planned on getting into. I finally got the rear brakes done after wrestling with those pesky rear brake caliper pistons.

I thought the front pads would be a breeze after that... Wrong!
Onece I got into the front brakes, the caliper dust boots and the rotors were shot and in need of replacement. I have finally assembled all the new parts to put everything back together, but I have a question regarding the front wheel bearings. I know many of you favor repacking the wheel bearings, but the local Volvo specialist (not a dealer) that I've been buying my parts from advised me to leave the front bearings alone unless they are making noise.
The car is an '85 240 with 101k on the clock. He said the bearings should be fine at that mileage. He also said if the bearings are not cleaned and repacked properly that it can cause problems that I might not have otherwise.

I have everything stripped down to the hubs so I need to make a decision whether or not to repack the wheel bearings while I'm in there, but I don't want to do it if it's not really needed. I've never repacked wheel bearings before even though the procedure in the Bently manual seems fairly simple unless I have to pull the races off the spindle, which means I would need a puller tool.

I've been working on this job for a week chasing parts and such and I really need to get this car back on the road ASAP. So I'm asking for your opinion on the front wheel bearings. Repack or leave'em alone?

BTW, I got new Volvo rotors, reman calipers, PBR pads and new hardware kits
for the front. The brakes should feel real good after I'm done.

Thanks in advance!

DeWayne






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