Couple years ago I purchased some dutchman shafts from BJs for the rear waggy D44 that i rebuilt from bare housing. Up until yesterday they've been flawless with a few wheeling trips, no mud or water and about 13k miles of DD duty on 37s and recently 35's on the CJ7.
Well i just grenaded the drivers side wheel bearings and blew out the seal on my way to work. Took a bottle and a half of gear oil to limp home. I thought it was just a seal but when i pulled the axle shaft, a pile of what was left of the bearings spilled out.
This seems like super premature failure. I know everything was surgical clean and well packed with grease on install. Anybody know if Dutchman has been using crap bearings or what? Theres no manufacturer stamp on the bearings whatsoever. Im kinda pissed about it.
Also, im thinking i might have to pull the diff and make sure the carrier and pinion bearings arent full of metal.
Both BJs and Dutchman are closed today.
Well i just grenaded the drivers side wheel bearings and blew out the seal on my way to work. Took a bottle and a half of gear oil to limp home. I thought it was just a seal but when i pulled the axle shaft, a pile of what was left of the bearings spilled out.
This seems like super premature failure. I know everything was surgical clean and well packed with grease on install. Anybody know if Dutchman has been using crap bearings or what? Theres no manufacturer stamp on the bearings whatsoever. Im kinda pissed about it.
Also, im thinking i might have to pull the diff and make sure the carrier and pinion bearings arent full of metal.
Both BJs and Dutchman are closed today.
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