There's no defect issue with the wheel bearings. Like all bearings, they can go bad, but there has been no unusual number of them.

The bad bearing is the final driven flange bearing .

 

Please forgive my ignorance, but as I look in my manual I don't see what is called a flange bearing.

I see the inner and outer race for the pinion gear, the ring gear bearing and the ring gear case bearing.

I'd like to replace whatever has the potential to go bad, It sounds like this would be a good thing to get in front of.

Do you have a recomended replacement?

THANK YOU for your help!

 

Please forgive my ignorance, but as I look in my manual I don't see what is called a flange bearing.

I see the inner and outer race for the pinion gear, the ring gear bearing and the ring gear case bearing.

I'd like to replace whatever has the potential to go bad, It sounds like this would be a good thing to get in front of.

Do you have a recomended replacement?

THANK YOU for your help!

It is inside part#6, there are 2 bearings installed bach-to-back. It is not an easy thing to do as Tapper and Pete have figured out. They had to machine a special press to get the bearings in without distorting them. 8)

 

Thanks Spike, I found it in the rear wheel section of the manual. I was looking in the final drive section.

Are guys replacing the OEM bearing with something other than OEM stuff?
If so what?

Again, THANKS!!!

 

There are a number of excellent threads that are pages long with all the answers you need. I don't have them marked and handy but a quick search should bring them right up and they will tell you all the options you need.

 

Dont replace the flange bearings unless they are bad. I'm sure Tap will agree with this. If you are lucky enough to have a nicely machined drive flange and your bearings are smooth, leave them alone. I have seen lots of cases where you were worse off after putting in the new bearings. mike

 

Yup, what Handler said.