1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

[Steve M.]

I have a October 1969 built car that I am performing a frame off restoration. The Grease Bearing Cap on the car has a raised center on the cap. Some of the parts catalogs show this type cap as a 1968 cap. Is this correct? Thanks for any information.Steve

[Michael F.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

just go to salvage yard and get one without the raise and you are covered both ways, nobody will see it anyway and it is not judged.

[Douglas P.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

I have a October 1969 built car that I am performing a frame off restoration. The Grease Bearing Cap on the car has a raised center on the cap. Some of the parts catalogs show this type cap as a 1968 cap. Is this correct? Thanks for any information.Steve

Steve,

Attached is a photo showing the grease caps from my early '69 (Oct '68 build date), based on your description I would guess that you have the same type. These have an OD of 2 5/64". The '68 cap OD is slightly smaller, so even though '68 caps that are available on the market look similar in appearance to these they will not fit the '69 bearing. I have not been able to find an exact reproduction of this cap--there are reproductions with the raised center, but the contour of the bump is different.

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Doug

[Michael G.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

just go to salvage yard and get one without the raise and you are covered both ways, nobody will see it anyway and it is not judged.

Are you sure that a cap w/o the raised center will work? I know it won't on '63 to '67 cars.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

I have a October 1969 built car that I am performing a frame off restoration. The Grease Bearing Cap on the car has a raised center on the cap. Some of the parts catalogs show this type cap as a 1968 cap. Is this correct? Thanks for any information.Steve

Steve------

The cap shown above is the correct grease cap for ALL 1969 Corvettes. It is not correct for 1968 and, as a matter of fact, won't even fit a 1968. 1968 used a smaller bearing size and, as a result, the cap was different.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

Are you sure that a cap w/o the raised center will work? I know it won't on '63 to '67 cars.

Michael-------


Of course it won't work on 63-67. 63-67 used a smaller bearing size and the cap was commensurately different in OD.

[Michael G.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

Steve------

The cap shown above is the correct grease cap for ALL 1969 Corvettes. It is not correct for 1968 and, as a matter of fact, won't even fit a 1968. 1968 used a smaller bearing size and, as a result, the cap was different.

Joe,

I way I understand the original question or concern wasn't the fact that a '63- '67 cap won't fit a '69. The inquirer is seeking clarity on the raised center portion of the cap and nothing to do with diameter. Comment made was to search out a non-raised center portion cap. That style of cap will not work on '63-'68 nor '69 and up. The only grease no matter model series is a cap with a raised center.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

Joe,

I way I understand the original question or concern wasn't the fact that a '63- '67 cap won't fit a '69. The inquirer is seeking clarity on the raised center portion of the cap and nothing to do with diameter. Comment made was to search out a non-raised center portion cap. That style of cap will not work on '63-'68 nor '69 and up. The only grease no matter model series is a cap with a raised center.

Michael------

Later GM SERVICE caps (which may also have been used in PRODUCTION for later model years) do not have the raised center. At least, not a raised center configured like the cap pictured above.

[Steve M.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

The car seems to be 'original' and the caps that I have are exactly as shown. I appreciate everyone's comment on the post.Thanks again,Steve

[Joe L.]

Re: 1969 Front Wheel Grease Bearing Cap

All------


This what later GM SERVICE caps for 1969-82 looked like. They will also SERVICE 1953-62 but NOT 1963-68. This style cap may have been used in PRODUCTION, too. In that regard, I'd be real interested in seeing photos of the original caps on about 1978-82 Corvettes.


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