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Dodge68charger · 05-04-2018, 02:01 AM

Do i need The Wheel Bearing Washer With The Tab In It Or Will a Flat washer be okay? Thanks
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yuccales · 05-04-2018, 08:04 AM

I'm thinking you don't want that washer spinning with the bearing. But not sure though.

Rich69shortfleet · 05-04-2018, 12:39 PM

That's exactly why the washers have the tab, so they won't spin. You do NOT want them spinning. You can probably find them in the HELP! isle of a well stocked parts store.

bill3rail · 05-04-2018, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by yuccales

i'm thinking you don't want that washer spinning with the bearing. But not sure though.

bingo!

demian5 · 05-04-2018, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodge68charger

Do i need The Wheel Bearing Washer With The Tab In It Or Will a Flat washer be okay? Thanks
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I didn't think tab was as effective at cleaning as coca cola.

I think just a basic (flat) washer to clean the bearings is OK.

**special-K** · 05-04-2018, 10:41 PM

I thought the thread was about "washing" bearings, too, until I read it and saw this is about the washer. Nothing cleans like Coke. Diet soda is a wimpy washer thang

! I use diesel!

**Steeveedee** · 05-04-2018, 11:21 PM

I think it is a holdover from days gone by. If you have a cotter pin on the castellated nut (or even the sheet metal restraint on the nut), how is it going to change the bearing preload?

**special-K** · 05-05-2018, 05:17 AM

I see the tabbed washer as a way to assure the washer and inner race can't spin together. Ideally that won't happen. But old hard grease and a worn bearing could possibly create that situation where the inner race on the spindle is what is turning. It's always best to go with how these well designed trucks were built in this case.

**Steeveedee** · 05-05-2018, 10:23 AM

You're probably right. Also, the manufacturers wouldn't use it if they didn't have to, since it costs more than a regular washer.

Rich69shortfleet · 05-05-2018, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

You're probably right. Also, the manufacturers wouldn't use it if they didn't have to, since it costs more than a regular washer.

And they have to carve a groove in the spindle which costs more money and at least somewhat weakens the spindle. They wouldn't use the tabbed washers if they didn't feel it served a purpose.

**Steeveedee** · 05-05-2018, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich69shortfleet

And they have to carve a groove in the spindle which costs more money and at least somewhat weakens the spindle. They wouldn't use the tabbed washers if they didn't feel it served a purpose.

I guarantee that their "feelings" were borne out of some accident, somewhere along the line!

Big corporations have a lot of nerve endings in their wallets.

05-04-2018, 02:01 AM	#1
Dodge68charger Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Washington Posts: 536	Wheel Bearing Washer Do i need The Wheel Bearing Washer With The Tab In It Or Will a Flat washer be okay? Thanks Posted via Mobile Device

05-04-2018, 08:04 AM	#2
yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,786	Re: Wheel Bearing Washer I'm thinking you don't want that washer spinning with the bearing. But not sure though.

05-04-2018, 12:39 PM	#3
Rich69shortfleet Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Waverly, NE Posts: 407	Re: Wheel Bearing Washer That's exactly why the washers have the tab, so they won't spin. You do NOT want them spinning. You can probably find them in the HELP! isle of a well stocked parts store. __________________ 1965 Malibu SS L79 Restoration Page 1965 Two-Door Wagon Project Progress Page 2006 Pontiac GTO Preservation Project Rich Cummings

05-04-2018, 10:41 PM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Wheel Bearing Washer I thought the thread was about "washing" bearings, too, until I read it and saw this is about the washer. Nothing cleans like Coke. Diet soda is a wimpy washer thang ! I use diesel! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-04-2018, 11:21 PM	#7
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,783	Re: Wheel Bearing Washer I think it is a holdover from days gone by. If you have a cotter pin on the castellated nut (or even the sheet metal restraint on the nut), how is it going to change the bearing preload? __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

05-05-2018, 05:17 AM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Wheel Bearing Washer I see the tabbed washer as a way to assure the washer and inner race can't spin together. Ideally that won't happen. But old hard grease and a worn bearing could possibly create that situation where the inner race on the spindle is what is turning. It's always best to go with how these well designed trucks were built in this case. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-05-2018, 10:23 AM	#9
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,783	Re: Wheel Bearing Washer You're probably right. Also, the manufacturers wouldn't use it if they didn't have to, since it costs more than a regular washer. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA



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