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redbox331

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Aug 14, 2018
Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Greetings, I have been lurking this forum for around a month and a half following the purchase of my first DSM. Everything has gone relatively smoothly in repairs of the car, however, I have hit a slight snag regarding the front wheel bearings. I recently removed the knuckles and had a friend-of-a-friend press new bearings and install seals, resulting in a much stiffer hub rotation. The hub will move under medium muscle on the studs, but feels much stiffer than many I have seen regarding the topic describe it should.

I have seen a few topics on this exact subject between DSMTuners and DSMTalk, mostly being boiled down to incorrect parts, i.e. inner (driveshaft side) seal, but were regarding TSI AWD cars with ABS, which mine is not.

My question is are the seals the same between ABS and Non-ABS cars? The part numbers for the two National seals I have purchased are 225230 (outer) and 225450 (inner), and the part number for the MasterPro bearing is 513036.

Thank you,
Adam
 
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I will share my experience. I haven't replaced the front bearings/seals yet, but I have done the rears. When I installed one of the rear seals, I accidentally installed it backwards. This caused the hub to be incredibly stiff when trying to rotate. The stiffness became more noticeable as I snugged down the outer axle cups. It might be worth double checking and making sure the seals were installed properly and are not causing excessive friction. Just my .02 cents.
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Something must be wrong, I have built many expo/vista summit wagon spindles for 3g csm owners, they use the same seals and bearings as 1g awd/fwd dsms, so same stuff pretty much, if it does not spin freely after a minute or so of turning it a few times by hand alone, then you have to take them apart again, also did you make sure the bearings had enough grease packed into them, a lot of times guys just press the bearings in with the grease they come with, which is okay in some cases, but thats not always enough, I like to make sure they are packed good before I press them into the knuckles just to stay safe.
 
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