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Axle Bearing Question
Just got a set of axle bearings and seals today that I ordered last week for my 1972 GMC 1500 Super Custom. I haven't had a truck 12 bolt apart before. Always had a shop or someone else set them up for me. But I'm tackling this one myself.
Anyways... I assumed the bearings were like the 12 bolt car axles and needed to be pressed off and on the axleshaft. The ones i got delivered today are like a semi-floater that gets beat into the end of the axle tube. The rear end is still in the truck so I haven't yarded the axles out of it yet. So my question is... are all truck 12 bolts set up this way like a semi-floater as far as the axle bearing go? Or are some like the car 12 bolts and have the bearings on the axleshafts? Gary
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'cuz chicks dig scars... My 1972 GMC 1500 Super Custom (Creeping Death) "long term" build thread. The Rebuild of Creeping Death after the wreck Quote:
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