June 24, 2009: What is that noise?I am well aware of what a bad wheel bearing sounds like, so I promptly opened it up for an inspection.
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Looks like the original rear axle outer rubber seal went bad and allowed water to get into the bearing.
![](http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/rakudasama/1981/thereturn/IMG_0383.jpg)
Hmmmmm, not sure if this is bad or not
![](http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/rakudasama/1981/thereturn/IMG_0384.jpg)
Oh, this must be how you service the ball bearings
![](http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/rakudasama/1981/thereturn/IMG_0385.jpg)
Ahhh, I just need some J-B Weld
![](http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/rakudasama/1981/thereturn/IMG_0386.jpg)
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New Marlin Crawler bearing
![Turtle Head :turtlehead:](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/turtle_head.gif)
![](http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/rakudasama/1981/thereturn/IMG_0388.jpg)
Back together and good as new
![Thumbs Up :thumbs:](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/thumbs.gif)
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