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posted on January 14th, 2006 at 07:39 PM
Tension on front wheel bearings
how do you get the tension on the front wheel bearings to be right, is it best to tighten them up so they're tight and loosen a bit a 1/4 of a
turn?
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posted on January 14th, 2006 at 11:33 PM
you should be able to move the washer behind the nut so that it has a very slight amount of drag(this is done using a screw driver,being careful not
to damage the bearing cage)
wheel bearings are not something to be messed with and they should be packed with grease correctly, with the correct grease.
i've seen an overtightened wheel bearing sheer the stub axle right off!
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posted on January 15th, 2006 at 09:39 AM
Also spin the wheel while your tightening the nuts so as to center the bearing as per above
Packing the bearing with the correct grease and doing the packing correct is most important
also over tightening will damage the bearing and creat drag on the wheel
