Hey everyone,
I'm trying to wrap up my rear axle rebuild, however, the hub will not seat properly on the spindle. The new koyo wheel bearings are greased, the inside of the hub, and the spindle has some as well. Red and tacky 2 fyi.
The spindle surface was a little bit scored so I cleaned it up with a wire wheel attached to a drill. The new inner wheel bearing seems to only seat halfway on the spindle. My guess is friction caused the scoring and now the new bearing cannot seat properly. Races are properly seated as well. Seated them with the proper tools and double checked to make sure they were seated. Any ideas how to get the hub to seat properly? I already tried putting the wheel back on the axle and pushing it on that way. It won't budge. I tried using a brass hammer, going around the hub and hitting it, that didn't work either. Any help or advice is appreciated.
I'm trying to wrap up my rear axle rebuild, however, the hub will not seat properly on the spindle. The new koyo wheel bearings are greased, the inside of the hub, and the spindle has some as well. Red and tacky 2 fyi.
The spindle surface was a little bit scored so I cleaned it up with a wire wheel attached to a drill. The new inner wheel bearing seems to only seat halfway on the spindle. My guess is friction caused the scoring and now the new bearing cannot seat properly. Races are properly seated as well. Seated them with the proper tools and double checked to make sure they were seated. Any ideas how to get the hub to seat properly? I already tried putting the wheel back on the axle and pushing it on that way. It won't budge. I tried using a brass hammer, going around the hub and hitting it, that didn't work either. Any help or advice is appreciated.