Have to repack bearing if rotors turned?

[redneck21]

Right b/4 i but on my brake pads I took it to a shop and asked how much they would do it for. They said it would be $270 for brake pads and have the rotors turned b/c they would have to repack bearings. Now i been look and think this is BS or he thought i had a 4X4 b/c from what i seen that the rotors just slide on the lug bolts. Now is the shop right or am I? 99 explorer sport 4.0 OHV.

 

[JohnJ]

It was my understanding that on a 99 the 4x4 would have the slip-on pancake rotors and the 4x2 would have the hub/rotor requiring a repack.

 

[redneck21]

I was looking on autozone.com and i think i was looking at the rear not the front. It look like the rear are the slip-on pancake and the front are hub/rotor that need repacking or is it a sealed type?

front
http://www.autozone.com/R,APP965186...partType,00854/shopping/partProductDetail.htm

rear
http://www.autozone.com/R,APP968081...partType,00855/shopping/partProductDetail.htm

 

[Fordmandan87]

2 or 4wd is rotor only no bearing service possible it is a sealed unit

 

[gijoecam]

2 or 4wd is rotor only no bearing service possible it is a sealed unit

Sorry, not on a 99, but thanks for playing...

On a 99, the 2wd has a hubbed rotor, while the 4x4 has a floating rotor or pancake rotor as already mentioned. If you have a 2wd, they will need to remove the bearings to turn or replace the rotors. That will necessitate re-packing the bearings and replacing the axle seal.

If you have a 4x4, they do not need to touch the bearings and, in fact, cannot repack them without destroying them.

-Joe

 

[TheJackal]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure when I was looking at the instructions for this a while back you have to remove the bearings and repack. Sucks I know, but that's the way it is.

 

[redneck21]

Since i have to repack them then is there any type of upgrade i might want to look into. Also can someone point me to a how to. I found this but waned to know if there is a lil better how to.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107949&highlight=repack+Bearing

 

[Fordmandan87]

sorry my bad was thinking about 02 + that and I havnt seen a 2wd 2nd gen in a long time

 

[Walnut777]

When I took my front rotors off to have them turned. I bought new bearings and it was pretty simple. The bearings are pretty easy to get out and so was the rear seal. The races are a tad more of a challenge but still simple. Packed them back in with some Ford Lincoln Mercury bearing grease, I forget the appropriate name for the grease.