Chevrolet 1977 light duty truck, Service Manual

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FRONT WHEEL BEARING D IA G N O S IS (C O N T ’D)
C R A C K E D I N N E R R A C E
RACE C R A C K E D D U E T O IM P R O P E R F IT ,
C O C K IN G , O R POOR B E A R IN G SEATS.
REPLA C E B E A R IN G A N D C O R R E C T B E A R IN G
S EA TS.
F A T I G U E S P A L L I N G
F L A K IN G OF S U R F A C E M E T A L R E S U L T IN G FRO M
F A T IG U E .
R EPLA C E B E A R IN G -C L E A N A L L R E L A T E D PA R TS.
B R I N E L L I N G
S U R F A C E IN D E N T A T IO N S IN R A C E W A Y C A U S E D BY
R O L L E R S E IT H E R U N D E R IM P A C T L O A D IN G OR
V IB R A T IO N W H IL E TH E B E A R IN G IS N O T R O T A T IN G .
R EPLACE B E A R IN G IF R O U G H O R N O IS Y .
F R E T T A G E
C O R R O S IO N S E T UP BY S M A L L R E L A T IV E
M O V E M E N T O F PA R TS W IT H N O L U B R IC A T IO N .
REPLACE B E A R IN G . C L E A N R E L A T E D PA R TS .
C H E C K SEA LS A N D C H EC K FO R PR O PER L U B R IC A T IO N .
S T A I N D I S C O L O R A T I O N
D IS C O L O R A T IO N C A N R A N G E F R O M L IG H T BROWN
TO B LA C K C A U S E D BY IN C O R R E C T L U B R IC A N T OR
M O IS T U R E .
RE-USE B E A R IN G S IF S T A IN S CA N BE R E M O V E D BY
L IG H T P O L IS H IN G OR IF N O E V ID E N C E O F O V E R
H E A T IN G IS O B S E R V E D .
C H E C K S E A LS A N D R E L A T E D PA R TS FOR D A M A G E .
HEAT D I S C O L O R A T I O N
H E A T D IS C O L O R A T IO N C A N R A N G E F R O M F A IN T
Y E L L O W TO D A R K B LU E R E S U L T IN G F R O M O V E R ­
L O A D (W A G O N 'S ) O R IN C O R R E C T L U B R IC A N T .
E X C E S S IV E H E A T CA N C A U S E S O F T E N IN G O F RACES
OR R O L L E R S .
T O C H EC K FO R LOSS O F T E M P E R O N R A C E S OR
R O L L E R S A S IM P L E F IL E T E S T M A Y BE M A D E . A
F IL E D R A W N O V E R A T E M P E R E D P A R T W IL L G RAB
A N D C U T M E T A L , W H E R E A S , A F IL E D R A W N O V E R A
H A R D P A R T W IL L G L ID E R E A D IL Y W IT H N O M E T A L
C U T T IN G .
R EPLA C E B E A R IN G S IF O V E R H E A T IN G D A M A G E IS
IN D IC A T E D . C H E C K SEA LS A N D O T H E R PA R TS.
SMEAR S
S M E A R IN G O F M E T A L D U E TO SLIP P A G E .
SLIPPAG E C A N BE C A U S E D BY POOR F IT S .
L U B R IC A T IO N , O V E R H E A T IN G , O V E R L O A D S
OR H A N D L IN G D A M A G E .
R EPLA C E B E A R IN G S , C L E A N R E L A T E D P A R TS
A N D C H EC K F O R PRO PER F IT S A N D
L U B R IC A T IO N