REAR:
on rear tire, no play at all , allowed. those are tight ball bearings inside.
they do not give at all. (no play , only easy to spin)
if the bearings on there, go out, the seals die fast after and 90w oil floods the shoes.
just look in side. drums pull via screws placed in the hole there (metric)
drums are cast iron and you cant hit them lest they break.
look for wet, if wet find out if hypoid stink or sweet Glyscerin brake fluid smell.
it will be obvious. what is leaking, if at all.
busted up shoe , or ? keep open mind, they do what they want.
FRONT:
that is high miles , id make sure any car (unk maintenance) check for cracked rotors.
you do not want that. and it is common on high mile cars.
if i suspect noise in front.
my deal with hubs , is that they like to jam up locked in 4wd.
so removing them elliminates the guessing 1/2 the possibilities , gone.
the hub screws.
depends on situation. rust ,ect.
but remove all #7 manual or 13 autos.
or
remove all #6s (man.)
which ever is eaiser, then remove nothing else cept the hub locker base or
just the cap. (autos the whole hub must come off)
doing so , assures the axles can NOT turn under any situation.
that is, the rotation of the wheel /tire can not SPIN the internal axle.!
if this stops the noise, then you know where it is.
just take off #6 if manual hubs, as you can see the autos dont have lid part.
wheels are held on by 16,17,18 and at 175 ft/lbs of force.
make sure grease looks healty, and bearings have no play.
taking off the hubs will no make car unsafe.
it will expose the grease and bearings to the atmosphere which is ok for a test.
just dont ford a stream...heheheheheh
or drive in 3 foot of sand.
inspect all.
cheers.
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