Kenny as a 30 year plus mechanic I have been watching your videos for a couple of months now and you do a great job explaining everything to help others understand and do stuff themselves. I even learned a couple of tricks from you Thanks
Thank you sir! I always try and learn something every day. I've learned tricks from newbie apprentices that I've mentored and even old time backyarders . I always say, "If you didn't learn something new today, you weren't paying attention" . Thanks for watching !!
@@WrenchingWithKenny that is true. My pops always told me no question is a stupid question. I can't explain to someone how to do something on a vehicle, I am more hands on with teaching them and that goes the same with me learning something, I can learn more just by watching someone doing it. My pops also taught me, they can take everything away from you, one thing that nobody can take from you is what you know, what you have learned and hold on to everything even the smallest. I love learning about stuff especially tricks of the trade you just never know when they will help you.
Great video, Kenny. I did a set of these a year or so ago on an 01 Grand Cherokee. The truck came back a few months later because the bearing had worn, allowing the axle to move out a bit, which allowed the caliper bracket to rub on the rotor. It wasn't low on oil as plenty ran out when I removed the axle. After looking in service data it actually says to pack some grease in the bearing when you put it together. I did both bearings a second time, after packing with grease, and it hasn't come back again.
I was removing rear wheel bearings from a 2007 Suburban using a slide puller. The didn't want to come out and shattered the hardened steel A piece shot out and sliced into my leg and I had to dig it out with tweezers. The other side, a piece broke off and cut through my shirt and imbedded in my chest fat. Had to dig it out. After the first incident, I wore a full face shield just in case.
you have a lot of good tips Kenny ,that axle job reminds me of the 60's and70's F100 Fords rear ends , we used to find a lot of plugged vents as well .
You repair cars pretty much exactly how I do. Only difference is I use HPTuners for diagnostics cause it's several times cheaper than the scanner you have, and I can re-tune the cars to be more efficient and/or fix any bad factory tuning ( of course that cost extra all depending on the car ).
Luv your videos, Kenny. I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with rear drum brakes/ABS. Will mine be done like yours here when doing the rear seals/bearings?
You have to be fast to do this. Hot bearing shrinks instantly on cold axle. I used to install 10-12" diameter bearings on electric motors heating them in an oil bath and it is not fun when the bearing shrinks half installed. Basically you slam it on down to home as fast as you can and .... don't let it bounce up. Also not over 200-220F temperature.
