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[@calvinh208]

"That's the biggest rear end I've ever seen." 10 min later, Sir Mix alot has subscribed to your channel.

[@baddriversoflittlerock8359]

I was thinking KK started complaining.

[@HIGHLANDERNEO2]

Oh ok. I've seen some bigger walking around and they didn't even have a wide load sign on back. Lol

[@Whateverpoopiepants]

With that itty bitty waist and round thing in your face 😂

[@watsisbuttndo829]

Baby got back!

[@trucker10201]

I like big butts lm ao

[@ConstitutionalFreedomFighter]

Steve Machines billet engine blocks and is amazed at the simplest part of his car, the wheel hub. 🤣🤣🤣

[@mcmillan1963]

Agreed

[@ChuckChuckBoBuck]

Ya gotta admit though, as compared to a stock type rear diff, that setup Steve has is pretty frickin trick.

[@ConstitutionalFreedomFighter]

@@ChuckChuckBoBuck I'm not criticizing Steve, he does amazing stuff but for reference my old truck has a full floater too. Steve could make those hubs if he wanted to.

[@Living_EDventures]

Floater rear ends been around a long time. My cousin had one in his dirt track modified race car in the 90's and they were no where new then.

[@White000Crow]

It’s when you don’t see it everyday.

[@MRBLACK947]

From a 30 year twin turbine EMS helicopter Mechanic those sealed ball bearings will be fine even on a drag and drive car. Also, a sealed ball bearing unit should never be packed past 75% grease capacity. A full bearing has a tendency to make the balls skip across the races instead of rolling across the races. That can possibly cause bearing failure. Also food for thought the front of most modern cars and trucks including big heavy 1 ton diesels use sealed unit bearings on the front and they can easily last over 100k miles. Even with big oversize mud tires on them.

[@recoilrob324]

Also I'd suspect that the factory grease was a synthetic variety and many times they look under-greased when new....but the manufacturers know what they're doing. I always worry about cross-contaminating greases without being fully up to speed on what is being replaced.

[@Leofred2000]

Agree. Imagine one wheel lock up at 220+mph. Might be bye bye Stevie

[@bobroberts2371]

Yep SKF has lots of tech info on their site. Generally, the higher the RPM the less grease needed. The excess grease will escape because " sealed " bearings just have a thin rubber lip facing outwards to keep dust out not an actual inward seal to keep grease in .

[@iowasandy]

This also offers a chance of grit added.

[@771racing]

Not to mention, those bearings were driven out without access to do so via the outer race... Granted, they weren't a super tight fit but still, I'm now firmly in camp replace with new.

[@robm.4512]

Steve, that rear end is a work of art! Just a thought, those sealed bearings are intended to run with a 60% - 75% of full capacity grease loading. Excess grease effectively acts like water does when a tyre aquaplanes, it makes the rolling element skate on the tracks which rapidly degrades the bearing. The excess grease loading will also generate more than normal heat as there’s not enough space for excess to occupy, so the extremely viscous grease is constantly forced around. With non-sealed bearings the pack it full by hand method is definitely the way to go. Ex-SBK R&D engineer.

[@771racing]

Was just going to post to ask about this, you beat me to the punch with actual numbers. I'm floored, given the cost of bearings and studs that Steve wouldn't just put new in the hubs and leave his old set ready to go if he wanted to swap back later?

[@jeffer9499]

Was wondering if someone had mentioned that also. I'm a service tech for a large mower company and we have had a situation where spindle bearings where failing early and it turns out the manufacture of our bearings was putting to much grease in the bearings. It would push out a seal once it was hot and then let moisture in and the bearing would fail. They lowered the grease volume and the failures went away.

[@jbsharky1]

you are correct hopfully steve will check this out. thats going to create a ton of heat

[@RIPPERTON]

That grease is going all over the disc. See when he pulled the hub off the spill out of the inner bearing seal.

[@klusterskhaos8458]

Having the full float brake disc allows it to expand when hot without warping. You see that a lot on motorcycles and road race cars that have extremely hot running brakes.

[@Ole_CornPop]

Heat also stays away from bearings.

[@Ammoniummetavanadate]

Bicycles too, same reason, long descent and your rotors get super hot. My Hope discs are actually a stainless surface on an aluminum holder for some extra heat dissipation and less mass

[@gailtaylor1636]

Plus the calipers are solid mounted. Something kinda needs to float.

[@TNels]

Came here to say the same thing.

[@williamhardes8081]

also helps with the different expansion rates of the adjoining metals.

[@sbcbuilder4279]

As Steve is educating us on full floating axles and how they work, the sound in the background is a solid block of aluminum being turned into an engine block. That is the sound of horsepower being created. requests that members send him bones-lots of them.

[@Funwithhighnotes]

Amazing how that 2-piece (seemingly small) axle/hub connection withstands and holds all that power. Cool stuff!

[@brianstewart1685]

“Gotta Think About That “ Would make a good t -shirt.

[@garytull7730]

"Pretty Goldarn Cool" as well

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

I second this motion. Throw in Steve's thinking face and boom! Pure gold.

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

​@@garytull7730between the 2 of you, you might have knocked 2 of Steve's best merch ideas ever out of the park.

[@AndyFromm]

Generally don't repack that style seal bearings, too much grease could blow seals out when it heats up.

[@bobroberts2371]

The seals will stay in place since they are just a rubber flap and the excess grease will exit the seal. Generally, the higher the RPM the less grease that is needed. There is a whole science to how much grease is needed in the bearing. SKF has some tech info.

[@jeremyking5684]

Most of the grease will end up on other side of bearing when it heats up, that's why you only pack one side. New bearing will have one side full and not much on other side.

[@jeffhopper3526]

I was wondering that if the floater feature is only needed during catastrophic event, it wouldn't need to greased much. But high speed makes sense for light pack. Thanks.

[@Bodie2020]

Cleaning and regreasing isn’t an issue as long as you don’t pack too much grease in places where contamination can occur on other components when the bearings heat up and expel the excess grease. I grease hub assemblies on all my trucks and cars once a year for the ones that see the most use and abuse

[@AzureCrux]

it'll push a bit but not blow *if* there was too much. He put a super reasonable amount of grease in those bearings, and there's no reason to replace a good bearing just because you're afraid of overfilling it

[@tomcoon9038]

Just a reminder to change the wheel that you use for drag and drive! (Bolt pattern) It would suck if you went to an event and found out then.

[@ANotSoHotRodGarage]

An old dirt track trick on full floater axles, take and mark a straight line from spline to spline when its new, then when doing maintenance ypu can check to see if it is twisting.

[@user-tq5of3zg5c]

My 1st thought when I seen him looking at the splines, our local dirt track was paved yrs ago, ruined it IMO.

[@flivverj7934]

my gosh the sound of that cnc machine is beautiful. sounds like freedom

[@vinceburris2538]

They sure do.

[@obsessedracing7843]

I feel the same way about my stuff sometimes and I’m only running 11s. It’s not bragging we are just grateful for what we have.

[@jjpoissant]

Your humbleness is what makes you awesome to watch. You deserve all the success you have coming your way

[@alanlocklear8564]

I hope you didn't over pack the bearings. That rear end is a work of art. WOW.... Your Hi-Def video is absolutely incredible and incredible editing... I'm a gear head from Atlanta living in Thailand for 15 years. I was Alan's Performance specializing in Dodge Viper Performance. Thank you for all of the enjoyment and knowledge you have shared. Alan 😎

[@rodlenzracing6782]

I was reading through the comments to see if anyone picked up on this (over packing the bearings). Many years ago, when I took my industrial maintenance cert. test, there was a true/false question about overheating bearings packed too full of grease. The answer was true! Those bearings are over packed. He was worried of the service life of those bearings, Having installed thousands of them in some really brutal environments in 24/7 operating plant, those bearings will outlive that car with the minimal grease that came in them.

[@Pookybutt3]

No need to wonder how you got all those bad ass parts on the car. Hard work great workmanship and beyond stand up guy.

[@kilgorefamily76]

3rd member is a mechanical work of art. Gotta be rewarding to be an engineer these days. Even with all the high tech - crescent wrench and hand-packed bearings get the job done.

[@user-el9wx7bv7z]

About 30 years ago, an ole farmer taughy me how to pack bearings. Never knew until later in life how powerful of a skill that was. Hardly anyone i knew could pack bearings. Like that. The bench top tool works great too. But in the field your hand is the best.

[@Ole_CornPop]

I always tell people don't be shy, get in there and make a mess. 😂

[@--_DJ_--]

I did thousands of bearings by hand until last year when a pretty young salesman (saleslady?) had the Lisle one on special. I figured I would give it a shot. I do really like it for the speed, but I don't like the idea of pushing the old grease out with the new stuff. It is also hard to inspect a bearing properly when it is covered in old black grease. I clean them up, give them a look over, then repack.

[@gullreefclub]

@@--_DJ_-- spend 5 minutes and wipe off all the excess old grease and flush the bearings out using the part’s washer, followed by a spritz of Brake-Kleen, a blow dry holding the bearings cage to prevent it from spinning, and then repack with your Lisle bearings packer.

[@--_DJ_--]

@@gullreefclub Yep, that is exactly the routine other than a good inspection after cleaning.

[@zrxdoug]

@gullreefclub Thank you for pointing out the "hold the cage" part of the compressed air step..aside from the fact that a nice dry high speed spin will gall the snot out of a bearing, if the cage lets go the bearings go ballistic and the cage will slice up your fingers like a honey baked ham.. Watched a fellow student do it forty-some years ago..looked painful!

[@bobfoster4510]

Really cool to hear your appreciation and respect for the craftsmanship and engineering that has been put into the components of the wagon. I am sure it’s similar to people that have one of your engines. You have to respect the amount of engineering it takes to produce components that can take the stress everything is put under and survive. It really is awesome

[@stevemorrisracing]

Exactly

[@audiman6875]

I really like that you put the sickweek footage of you and your wife in the opening bit!

[@stevemorrisracing]

Me too

[@BlitzFreak369]

I could sit and look at that beautiful artwork of a rear end for days. Stay humble Steve, you deserve it. 😊

[@paulouscoquus4393]

Lol at Steve seeing floating rotors for the first time and understanding how it goes together and then, being impressed...

[@Brother2Jis_27s4]

Many videos ago I commented that you needed to put the rear quarters on hinges or 1/4 turn fasteners so you didn't have to waste the time vacuuming out the air in your tires anymore... Look at you go, certainly going to be a game changer with time savings... Hopefully you go over kill with the quick releases to keep em on at your 230+ passes. Keep on posting these videos, it's great to see the way you learn and then show what you learn to us. Can't wait to see billet everything🤙

[@RyTrapp0]

The disc brake mounting setup is to allow the disc to grow in diameter as it heats up without distorting, the nuts allow the mounting tangs on the disc to slide outward radially. Floating disc.

[@trainmagnet5845]

It is amazing, that that hub, and rotor assembly is held in place by a snap ring. I was taught the same way, to pack bearings. I am glad, everything, is Dewey approved. Have a good day.

[@Ammoniummetavanadate]

I think the cone holds it, the snap ring is so it does not come off. Think like a machine tool taper

[@krugtech]

no cornering loads is one of the reasons this works. cornering loads would use the extra side play to beat it apart

[@krugtech]

@@Ammoniummetavanadatehe took the snap ring off and it came off with a light tap.

[@Berm_Blaster]

And the small cap with three tiny screws holds the axle in lol

[@bobgreene5460]

We know how your wagon came about. You're the hardest working !!

[@Berm_Blaster]

That rear end has me amazed. Such a cool design.

[@kentonw4316]

Don’t overpack sealed bearings, the grease churn can and will cause them to fail prematurely.

[@gregshadoan4049]

I think your doggo loves you Steve

[@michaelpeace716]

17:05 it’s a floating rotor. Our Super late model had a similar design. Really helps keep things smooth. That rear end is a very nice piece.

[@tobytwiss]

My grandpa had the same station wagon when I was a kid but it was a lot slower I think

[@negativeindustrial]

WDYM? This one is bone stock. 😉

[@brandongreene3213]

Nah, just gotta run the high octane. Be right as rain.

[@YoSoyElQuesoGrande]

“I think” 😂

[@turbowidget]

Followup, you have over greased the bearing. They are factory sealed. Over filling like that will force past the seals in use. In this case the lost grease will be flung outward into your brake rotor. Just put a fresh bearing in with factory grease.

[@jeremyking5684]

I've packed them like that for 30 years ,absolutely no problems. Have you ever opened up a brand new bearing and seen the grease in them,it's soild grease all the way around. Most of that grease will end up on the other side, that's why you never pack both sides!

[@turbowidget]

The reason wheel bearings are packed full is that once they spin up, the excess grease is pushed to the periphery where it acts as a grease reservoir. There is no room for that in a sealed bearing. If you open up a sealed bearing after it is been in operation you will find the grease pack is about 30% of the available volume. The the spinning balls evacuate a path and the rest of the grease is flung to the perimeter. It cant stay in the ball path. If the bearing is packed full the grease has to go somewhere which means weeping past the seals. This is why industrial motors are limited to a few shots of grease per year. Too much and the excess is flung into the motor windings. In Steves case I can’t imagine even a few skits of grease on the brake rotor wouldn’t be cool

[@tobycatVA]

Your appreciation for the cool engineering aspect of even otherwise mundane parts is enjoyable to watch as a tech of all kinds geek, such as myself.

[@westonwaters7984]

Steve officially owns worlds most expensive Didgeridoo

[@SidViscious]

That is exactly how I was taught to pack bearings. Still do today, it never fails.

[@salvatoregiovanni8967]

Hi Steve. Pro tip: always loosen and tighten rotor bolts in a criss cross pattern

[@stevemorrisracing]

👍

[@ppark2123]

Thanks for sharing all this info for us!

[@walkitoffarizona887]

Love hearing that mill running in the background!!

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

Always loved the way a fully machined billet part looks!! It just screams quality!!

[@breakupgoogle]

pro tip wear disposible gloves so u dont get grease on ur hands and u can just take em off and ur clean.

[@davidtappe5337]

Climax ain’t the same!!

[@zrxdoug]

What, and miss out on the original mechanic's hand softener? Someday, I'm gonna find a woman who thinks fresh long grain wheel bearing grease smells as sexy as I think it does...

[@breakupgoogle]

lol! no unfortunately all you get is cancer@@zrxdoug

[@Jeffsa12]

Steve, I'd make the quarter panel removable seam behind the back doors in the wheel well area. That way you might consider having the seal lip for the door and part of the inner wheel well come off with the panel. This would give you more room for tire swap, and hide the removal seam behind the door. And I'd get some new wheel bearings. Is the inside bearing, outer seal exposed to the outside with no additional seal? If so, the grease from it could dump onto your brake rotors. That extra grease you put in could end up finding it's way onto your rear brakes.

[@keegansinclair5144]

Do you honestly think Steve needs your advice? Lets be real now😂😂😂😂

[@kentmackey2717]

@@keegansinclair5144 Well, they are pretty good suggestions, so...

[@TheDustinFreshour]

I love that Steve hangs around the shop wondering how things work and fit and geeks out about how cool his car is! Fame and money aside, he's a normal car guy like the rest of us!

[@quickdeuce]

Yes he is. He owns that cool stuff because he WORKS FOR IT. Nobody gave Steve Morris nuth'n,, he's earned his status in the high performance automotive world. 🙂

[@David_Conant]

Thank you for constantly showing people how great being humble is.

[@kerryfilgasjr5757]

Love how Dewey has got to be in the picture all the time love that doggo.

[@mrmatt7210]

The wagon needs a wide body kit. 😊

[@JHcustoms937]

True testament to hard work and dedication pays off in many ways. Growing and learning. Everybody's KZbin's are different and I for one and many I'm sure are glad you do what you do for everyone. It's cool as hell to see and learn off what you do. Good or bad. Still learning.

[@Calango741]

When you put the wheel on, the only thing I could think of at first, was the exhaust nozzle on a rocket engine; VERY similar shape...

[@garrypeek897]

You were taught right on the packing of the bearings.

[@timwelihan5851]

I've got to say the part i enjoyed most about this video was when you were looking at the rear end and suspension. Yes it's top shelf. You kind of took a pause for a second, kind of a moment of self realization. Yes Mr. Morris you made all that happen. And you earned it, congrats. Your are truly a good guy.

[@raybruce233]

Thanks for the explanation of the full floater rear end.

[@phogandivephogandive3885]

The brake disk mounting method allows the disk (and mounting points) to expand when hot, without putting stress on the hub it's mounted to.

[@HenkBecker-tx4cx]

Hi Steve, I love your videos! Just a bit of logic on the brake rotor floating on the hub with the slide nuts. The slots allow the rotor to expand as it heats under braking. It also allows the area touching the hub to be as small as possible to prevent heat transfer into the hub and bearings under heavy and continuous braking.

[@hoffdoesstuff]

That Williams rear end is stunning. I didn’t have a drag car bucket list but that puppy just got written down under my SMX donk. 🔥🔥

[@stevebeavers3754]

Steve is in his happy place figuring things out. You are right, that rear end is a thing of beauty.

[@051570orion]

Steve you might consider making a portable wheel dolly jack that allows you to lean the tire back a little bit to get the angle to roll it into place, have to say that wagon is sooo nice 👍 God Bless

[@gailtaylor1636]

Probably just use the floor jack. Maybe make a little saddle for it?

[@rikrocket4618]

Respect to you and your team Steve watching from England UK keep at it your crushing it

[@BenjySparky]

Steve and Kyle, y'all rock! My dad showed me that method of repacking a bearing 35 years ago. Peace

[@d.mcdave8880]

Awesome stuff. That entire car is just badass. Can't wait to see it on the track again.

[@HighMXHubby]

Nice rear end! 😂 When you take care of stuff, it will last.

[@CC-mb8fi]

Steve Make yourself a dolly with a cradle to hold the tyre. Even if its an old small trolley jack. Slide it under, lift, push in and tyres on. You could even use those dolleys you use to move the car around the shop on with a screw scissor jack with a cradle on top to hold the tyre. You could then use a battery powerd wrench to lift the screw jack. Easy as pie and 20 mins of welding. If you make it nice you could produce them on the side and sell it with your merch......😂

[@hyd119]

I personally like the design of the rotor bolt 'collar' pieces. I have a hunch it wouldn't be as hard of a metal as the rotor. Have a good weekend Steve!

[@rogal6661]

That moment when Steve is taking in how nice the rear end/whole car truly is. That was such a great thing to watch. I'm always in awe at how much money, sweat, work goes into making these cars go this fast and be reliable. Truly a car artist and pioneer. We're so lucky to have people document these things. Keep up the great videos Steve and crew!

[@paddymurray2336]

Thankyou for the bearing repack tip!

[@joshrawlings2621]

Oh, that drive shaft…..🥹

[@donanything6816]

Really interesting stuff! Thanks Steve, great video.

[@darylnicklen3685]

Thanks Steve you show us things about your car we rarely would see any where else. You are so right that car is beautiful, many had hearts in there throats when it kissed the wall.

[@joshkamp7499]

Floating rotors are used to equalize pad pressure on both surfaces for applications with rigidly mounted calipers. Extremely common on motorcycles.

[@paulcartmel1373]

I love seeing the old ways of doing these demonstrations!

[@HowDareUbuddy]

You are the man, thanks Steve

[@vehdynam]

I agree with you , that car is beautiful and I really appreciate you showing us the inner most workings. Cars at this level are my dream. Hoping the new wheel tire combo really works out. Many thanks.

[@danmurphy5660]

Cheers for making these vids mate. You deserve such nice things, simple as that.

[@jamescusmano2690]

full floating disc too wow

[@johncallahan2164]

I think those nuts for the brake rotor allow the rotor to grow when heat gets in it, and could potentially keep the rotors from cracking at the mounting point. I like that design.

[@2evol]

music goes perfectly with working on a full floater diff

[@davepb5798]

Those are floating discs/brake rotors, they alleviate heat distortion.

[@joshuaableiter4545]

Abe Lincoln would be proud to see you are sharpening your axe.

[@scotthansen1287]

You need a "Dewey Approved" line of t-shirts. Picture of The Wagon, Sugar Momma or an SMX with a little pic of Dewey's head and the caption "Dewey Approved". That dog it so cool.

[@Mega7upYours]

I think there's several reasons for why the rotor is "floating" and has the ability to slide a little, and one of them is probably so when she get's really toasty it has room to grow otherwise it would warp I imagine. Crazy to think the temperature sweep that thing sees in like 10 seconds (ambient temp up to 4 figures of temp, then back down) I bet it grows and shrinks relatively quickly.

[@jasonbrohipower4157]

I can hear them Haas machines in the background running flat out!

[@stevenraymer6682]

Awesome buddy can’t wait to see the wagon back in action

[@ManKidRides]

Thumb up for you being enamoured by how nice your rear setup is ❤️

[@leonardfoster6252]

Steve, I see you using a metric crescent, lol!

[@kennybodhaine6558]

Adjustable wrenches are either "Several Sixteenths" or "Many Milliliters" 😂

[@JNC7601]

Appreciate the detail you show, very interesting

[@brianclapp3259]

Great educational video. Food for thought on being able to mount the tires easily would be to modify an ATV/Motorcycle lift like the ones that they have at Northern Tool.

[@The_Kman]

Cool Stuff! Thanks Steve!

[@KH-wy6em]

I'm amazed when he was packing the bearings he never got grease on his hoodie.

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

I learned to pack bearings like that in high school auto shop in 68. Thanks Mr Sloulin.

[@jeffreystroman2811]

Mine was Al Zubbrichi at Marple Vocation School, PA, thanks Mr. Zubbrichi

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

@@jeffreystroman2811 55 years later, I’m still in contact with a few surviving classmates and we agree that we received a quality education from some exceptional people.

[@mikehunt8968]

Always replace that type of wheel bearings if you remove them! It's almost impossible NOT to damage them when you extract them, because you can't get behind the outer race, and if you push on the inner race you will damage the balls or rollers. And/or the races...☹ Remember, any play in those bearings will be multiplied at the tire surface and could easily initiate tire shake at your power level...😉

[@user-cb3ti8qt1w]

Looks great Steve now all can’t wait to see your car again on the track.

[@tedsmith4353]

Bailey has Bob working overtime.

[@rickeyeversen4420]

If ya gonna use removable guard make your front edge of the removable guard inside the door recess so wind DOSENT get in behind and try to rip it off while on the drag race

[@bobroberts2371]

Axle splines at time 218 I see rust from fretting, this needs CV joint grease on a regular basis so the drive flange does not wear out.

[@5uprnva]

lol grease on axle splines. you’re in the wrong hobby.

[@bobroberts2371]

@@5uprnva Care to explain why this is a bad idea?

[@shammi8133]

Now that you frigging said that order a couple extra axle shafts.

[@norcalray7182]

That's one nice rear-end and a Great looking car. See hard work will pay off

[@padders1068]

Steve, that rear end is looking freaking awesome. The best thing about it, is you are so humble and modest, with -0% arrogance. It wouldn't be that good without your skill, determination, knowledge, and countless hours of effort, trial and error! I salute you Sir! And not forgetting Dewey's approval! 🙂😎🤓❤ Anyone who say "look at me I'm brilliant" is an arrogant 🤬🤬👿 who is far less talented than they think they are, and not a very nice person.

[@userpike]

I believe some of the reasoning behind the floating design of the rotor with those slider nuts is for thermal expansion and contraction. Those rotors get red hot and the metal would fail if it was directly mounted where the mounting points couldn't expand with the rest of the rotor.

[@judgehastheword9069]

The O ring goes on the out side between the axle an the blue cover it keeps it from leaking.

[@davidblain2714]

Dewey " The shop super" approves this video!

[@whoops655]

Rotor plate is mounted with keyed nuts so it can expand out from the middle with braking force heat and not distort the assembly. Then as it cools it pulls back in.

[@josephacker5716]

Thats a nice clean rear end. Nothing that goes through one winter up here in the salt belt looks that clean. Lol