wheel bearing help please
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wheel bearing help please
have not posted in quite a long time but just digging the vette out. Needs a wheel bearing (front left) Top photo is the one my car has second one is what i got from the parts store. The one on ecklers are the same as the second. what am i missing/not understanding??
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You're good to go. I just replaced the front bearings on my 85 this week. Our early C4's did not have abs or traction control. The replacement front wheel bearngs all have the abs triggers on them whether we need them or not. It will fit in your spindle.
I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but when I installed mine, I ran a small amount of RTV on the mounting surface that the housing mates up to the spindle to keep out moisture. I believe the C4's with ABS have an open back spindle, but ours are solid, and I think it would be better if water couldn't seep in behind the bearing.
Carl
I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but when I installed mine, I ran a small amount of RTV on the mounting surface that the housing mates up to the spindle to keep out moisture. I believe the C4's with ABS have an open back spindle, but ours are solid, and I think it would be better if water couldn't seep in behind the bearing.
Carl
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You're good to go. I just replaced the front bearings on my 85 this week. Our early C4's did not have abs or traction control. The replacement front wheel bearngs all have the abs triggers on them whether we need them or not. It will fit in your spindle.
I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but when I installed mine, I ran a small amount of RTV on the mounting surface that the housing mates up to the spindle to keep out moisture. I believe the C4's with ABS have an open back spindle, but ours are solid, and I think it would be better if water couldn't seep in behind the bearing.
Carl
I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but when I installed mine, I ran a small amount of RTV on the mounting surface that the housing mates up to the spindle to keep out moisture. I believe the C4's with ABS have an open back spindle, but ours are solid, and I think it would be better if water couldn't seep in behind the bearing.
Carl
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You're good to go. I just replaced the front bearings on my 85 this week. Our early C4's did not have abs or traction control. The replacement front wheel bearngs all have the abs triggers on them whether we need them or not. It will fit in your spindle.
I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but when I installed mine, I ran a small amount of RTV on the mounting surface that the housing mates up to the spindle to keep out moisture. I believe the C4's with ABS have an open back spindle, but ours are solid, and I think it would be better if water couldn't seep in behind the bearing.
Carl
I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but when I installed mine, I ran a small amount of RTV on the mounting surface that the housing mates up to the spindle to keep out moisture. I believe the C4's with ABS have an open back spindle, but ours are solid, and I think it would be better if water couldn't seep in behind the bearing.
Carl
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Just my thoughts, but I've been wrong before...
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'91 is the first year of the changed ABS incorporated in to the hub/bearing build.
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I'm amazed GM was able to keep the ABS bearing universal to the non ABS C4's. They must have had outside contract engineers working on that one...
