| Re: Rear hub teflon washers. |
Subject: Re: Rear hub teflon washers. by hcbph on 2018/3/10 1:22:52 Quote: CorvetteBob wrote:I must've missed something. What is the purpos for these? There are those more knowledgeable than me but AFAIK the main reason is to eliminate friction noise between the axel stub and the hub. Pull the spindle nut then the half-shafts and you'll find them behind the splined portion of the spindle stub where it slides into the hub. I have read where people have stated replacing the Teflon washers has eliminated noise when it hasn't been u-joint related. That's pretty much why when you change U-Joints it's suggested they be changed also (do the job once). If you don't mind the noise I don't know that you'd need to replace them but I don't know if you might introduce extra wear if the Teflon coating is compromised. 2-3 years ago you could get these for about $3 ea IIRC, definitely more expensive now but you take what you can find. GM has discontinued them in the last couple of years, so availability has been sketchy. |
