Front wheel bearing adjustment?
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When I does it, I tighten the nut until the this brake disc becomes hard to turn with hand. once the wheel is re-installed , with hand impetus, it does not make more than one turn, and does not have any free movement, when you take the wheel with yours two hand at the bottom and the top
It is not an academic method trés, but with the practice, it is fastest!. Do not forget to change the part which blocks the nuts of the bearings (a star)
It is not an academic method trés, but with the practice, it is fastest!. Do not forget to change the part which blocks the nuts of the bearings (a star)
Of course, I'm agreejwest said:
I don't know that seems a little tight, You might put alot of stress on the bearings and over heat them quickly. Wheel bearing grease is heavy duty but under that kind of stress and heat it will break down and your bearings will suffer for it. I turn them in untill there is tension on the nut I spin the rotor once both ways then recheck the nut. Put the tire on with the hub off check for play if it is tight put the hub back on and you are done. I would repack the bearings also. Thats my two cents anyway...Ben
it is true that this operation requires a little bit of experiences. In the worst case, It is better that it have there a little bit of play that too much tight
(when you'll be bored of taking apart and put back together, you'll find the best setting
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Did you have the service manual ?.
I could send the page, but in french!
(when you'll be bored of taking apart and put back together, you'll find the best setting
).Did you have the service manual ?.
I could send the page, but in french!
Assuming the bearings and races are fine and you just want to get rid of the play. Here's how I would approach the "feel" method with minimal tools, that is, without snap ring pliers, hub socket, and scale. I do recommend you get these, however, along with a manual.
You can carefully remove the snap ring with needle nose pliers but you still need something to turn the inner lock nut. Some shadetree's use a mallet and chisel, which I don't recommend it because it can deform the nut. From what I recall, my channel locks aren't able to fit between the recess of the locknut and hub, so barring a hub socket, you'll need find something to get in there. I once actually used a very small vise to do this.
You need to approximate tightening the inner lock nut to about 43 lb/FEET. Loosen and tighten about 2~3 times while rotating the wheel in order to set the bearings. Then back off and retighten by hand a bit more than finger tight (should be about 43 lb/INCHES). Check for play and adjust as necessary. Install the star and outer lock nut. There should be approximately 7 lbs of preload necessary to turn the wheel at the lug stud. Then recheck for play with the wheel installed and the truck on the ground.
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You can carefully remove the snap ring with needle nose pliers but you still need something to turn the inner lock nut. Some shadetree's use a mallet and chisel, which I don't recommend it because it can deform the nut. From what I recall, my channel locks aren't able to fit between the recess of the locknut and hub, so barring a hub socket, you'll need find something to get in there. I once actually used a very small vise to do this.
You need to approximate tightening the inner lock nut to about 43 lb/FEET. Loosen and tighten about 2~3 times while rotating the wheel in order to set the bearings. Then back off and retighten by hand a bit more than finger tight (should be about 43 lb/INCHES). Check for play and adjust as necessary. Install the star and outer lock nut. There should be approximately 7 lbs of preload necessary to turn the wheel at the lug stud. Then recheck for play with the wheel installed and the truck on the ground.
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I spoke about the adjustment of pre-constraint of the bearings... but my English is worse than my practice of HJ61 mecanic... I could translate my thoughts badlytoynut said:are we talking about repacking bearings or somthing else ?
In the past I had copy that for a friend... perhaps that will help you
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