Are needle bearings also considered ball bearings? lol
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later,
dave AKA vwdoc1
88 XJ 4.0 auto

"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> As you see they are ball bearings, all American cars switched to
> rollers back in the fifties, like the Real Jeep floaters:
> http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...elBearings.gif
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

 

No. Needle bearings are usually lumped together in the small parts
kit for transmissions and the like.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:
>
> Are needle bearings also considered ball bearings? lol
> --
> later,
> dave AKA vwdoc1
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto

 

No. Needle bearings are usually lumped together in the small parts
kit for transmissions and the like.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:
>
> Are needle bearings also considered ball bearings? lol
> --
> later,
> dave AKA vwdoc1
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto

 

No. Needle bearings are usually lumped together in the small parts
kit for transmissions and the like.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:
>
> Are needle bearings also considered ball bearings? lol
> --
> later,
> dave AKA vwdoc1
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto

 

No. Needle bearings are usually lumped together in the small parts
kit for transmissions and the like.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:
>
> Are needle bearings also considered ball bearings? lol
> --
> later,
> dave AKA vwdoc1
> 88 XJ 4.0 auto

 

Thanks for the answers guys,, That XJ sold before I managed to get ahold of
the seller over the weekend.. Pisses me off in the sense that other then a
wheel bearing (diagnosed by his and my mechanic) it was good to go...

Snow...


"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:dtyce.14090$gA5.810501@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> Ok the short of it... how does one go about removing the front hubs? I
> have a noisy bearing on the drivers side (eliminated the ujoint), I was
> interested to know of any tricks, do's and don;ts .
>
> Thanks
>
> Snow...
>

 

Thanks for the answers guys,, That XJ sold before I managed to get ahold of
the seller over the weekend.. Pisses me off in the sense that other then a
wheel bearing (diagnosed by his and my mechanic) it was good to go...

Snow...


"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:dtyce.14090$gA5.810501@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> Ok the short of it... how does one go about removing the front hubs? I
> have a noisy bearing on the drivers side (eliminated the ujoint), I was
> interested to know of any tricks, do's and don;ts .
>
> Thanks
>
> Snow...
>

 

Thanks for the answers guys,, That XJ sold before I managed to get ahold of
the seller over the weekend.. Pisses me off in the sense that other then a
wheel bearing (diagnosed by his and my mechanic) it was good to go...

Snow...


"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:dtyce.14090$gA5.810501@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> Ok the short of it... how does one go about removing the front hubs? I
> have a noisy bearing on the drivers side (eliminated the ujoint), I was
> interested to know of any tricks, do's and don;ts .
>
> Thanks
>
> Snow...
>

 

Thanks for the answers guys,, That XJ sold before I managed to get ahold of
the seller over the weekend.. Pisses me off in the sense that other then a
wheel bearing (diagnosed by his and my mechanic) it was good to go...

Snow...


"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:dtyce.14090$gA5.810501@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> Ok the short of it... how does one go about removing the front hubs? I
> have a noisy bearing on the drivers side (eliminated the ujoint), I was
> interested to know of any tricks, do's and don;ts .
>
> Thanks
>
> Snow...
>