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| Mrs. Mullet's 96 Metro; Complete Restoration | |
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| Johnny Mullet | Jun 24 2013, 03:43 PM Post #196 |
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Got the head and block surfaces all cleaned up............![]() Installed a Felpro head gasket.............. ![]() Got it all together and it runs good and no leaks from what I can see so far......... ![]() Installed a Turbine Tech frame brace......... ![]() Addressed the grinding rear bearings for the 4th time. I found the inner bearing was toast, so I replaced them both under warranty from the parts manufacturer.........
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| Johnny Mullet | Jun 27 2013, 07:19 PM Post #197 |
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It's been almost 4 days now and not a drop of coolant lost. Apparently the head gasket was the culprit We are all good now since the Felpro head gasket will save the fucking day
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| Johnny Mullet | Aug 19 2013, 12:05 PM Post #198 |
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Since my wife is totally jealous of my 98 Magnum Metro, I saved up some money and next month her car goes in for a professional paint job. It will be painted dark emerald metallic green. Then I am getting the windows tinted and I am looking for some nice 14" rims for her ride. This should keep her off my back for a while
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| Coche Blanco | Aug 19 2013, 12:39 PM Post #199 |
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| 944door | Aug 19 2013, 02:26 PM Post #200 |
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Hey the Mr Mullet... I had an issue with my 93 2door when it kept going through bearings, first rear than front every 1500 miles or so. I narrowed it down to a set of wheels that i had from a hyundai accent (factory steel 13s) i am wondering are the wheels your running factory and are they the correct offset? if not I believe this may very well age the bearing extremely premature. |
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| Johnny Mullet | Aug 19 2013, 09:16 PM Post #201 |
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This car is running stock rims so I do not think it's an issue. The bearings have been fine so far.
Edited by Johnny Mullet, Aug 19 2013, 09:16 PM.
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| Johnny Mullet | Jan 15 2014, 06:40 PM Post #202 |
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Yet another set of bearings burned up on the right side. Here is a pic of the different colors in grease from inside the space compared to outside the spacer. I packed it with blue grease and it ended up green..............![]() OEM KOYO bearings with a seal removed to show there is a small amount of grease in them compared to the dry ones I got from another manufacturer............... ![]() I left all inner and outer seals intact and did not add any grease except for some around the spacer............. ![]() All set............. ![]() We shall see. I also replaced a faulty thermostat (stuck open) and replaced the headlamp bulbs with Silver Star bulbs. |
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| Memphis metro | Jan 15 2014, 08:21 PM Post #203 |
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That does not seem like much grease on the bearing. I wish you the best. How much the koyo bearings set you back? |
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| Johnny Mullet | Jan 15 2014, 09:33 PM Post #204 |
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The last set of bearings were like $8.00 inner and $12.00 outer. I got the KOYO bearings through Napa for about double that, but a 1 year warranty. I was surprised the thermostat failed as soon as it did. This was the first time I had one fail. Edited by Johnny Mullet, Jan 15 2014, 09:35 PM.
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| snowfish | Jan 16 2014, 09:05 AM Post #205 |
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That sure looks like boat trailer hubs that water has gotten in to. ![]() But how the heck is water getting in there? The spacer looks tight & engaged. No water intrusion, thus the blue grease, to the spindle.
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| larcal | Feb 10 2014, 04:48 AM Post #206 |
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Hi Johnny, Due to a sudden impact I think I'm going to have to do a rear bearing job on my 96 (just like Mrs. mullet xcept red) which is a first for me. Hoping you can clarify your current thinking for me about greasing bearings and using seals and why it might have changed over the years. Notice your comment in Clarkdw's thread last month (on his recurring bearing problem) that you are also having something of a nightmare on these devils, as are others. It's like a pandemic. And you state that on your most recent effort in 2014 you bought koyo bearings but left all the seals in and did not alter Koyo's grease job which I gather is rather minimal. Yet in this post here when detailing your spring 2013 job you are cleaning the new Koyos of grease and very fully packing it with lubriplate grease, stating that you consider it the best. Moreover GeoGlen and others have expressed that it is best to discard 3 of the 4 seals the Koyo comes with, leaving all but the one closest to back plate, but in Clarks thread you say you are doing otherwise, installing them as they come in the box, using all 4. It's unclear to me what you did with seals in april 2013 when you took these photos. So anyway, curious about why you feel as you do about these two issues and if you have altered your opinion (which means a lot to me) over time, why? Would you advise me to just get the Koyo's and install as is? Casting my inexperienced eye on a picture I saw with seal removed it did seem like a very small amount of grease and The rational Glen gives for discarding seals sounded good to me but hell, I'm really winging everything these days. Even so, Clark seems to have done seals both ways as if he is not totally convinced. So it's confusing. Ps-- don't bother to look if can't remember but what size sockets are those in your photo's? I'd rather get them while I have wheels. Edited by larcal, Feb 10 2014, 05:07 AM.
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| Johnny Mullet | Feb 10 2014, 08:36 AM Post #207 |
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Actually, I have not installed the hub with the new bearings yet. She is running a used hub for now and once it starts making noise, I will replace it. The reason I changed my idea by not packing them is purely experimental. I truly believe there is water getting into the bearings from the backing plate somewhere and when I tear into it next time I will update this thread with what I find. The driver's side bearings are good to go and only the passenger side is failing. |
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| larcal | Feb 10 2014, 12:31 PM Post #208 |
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Ahh an experiment using minimal grease. I like it. Hard for me to see, tho, how less grease could be better But, What about the# of seals issue as stated in my query? Is that an experiment also or have you allways done it such? Obviously you are a superb mechanic but I'm not clear on how many many miles you have on geos and with what bearing methods Does anyone know how the original stock Geo did the seals? Apparently there is a controversy here about seal# that I don't understand and I don't have time to. Just need my commute car back asap Tell me how to do the seals and I'll do that, probably. Your best guess at the moment, as it were, of which method will grant the highest chance of success |
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| Memphis metro | Feb 10 2014, 12:48 PM Post #209 |
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I believe when I done mine the other day they were original koyo bearings. If they were in fact, the inner bearing has the seal on the outside but not on the inside. The outter bearing had no seals whatsoever. If you purchase the same bearings new, both bearings have seals on both sides. If you want it back like it came from the factory, remove all the seals except the outter seal of the inside bearing. When I did mine the other day, I installed the bearings with all the seals in it, like someone else on the forum had done. Will drive on until a problem arises but so far so good. I started to reuse my old bearings but just went on and bought new ones just for a piece of mind. My old bearings looked good but it would always be in the back of my mind that I reused them instead of new ones. |
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| nwgeo | Feb 10 2014, 01:54 PM Post #210 |
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I re did my bearings leaving the seals on both sides from the factory. About 40K miles so far no problems. |
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The spacer looks tight & engaged. No water intrusion, thus the blue grease, to the spindle.


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