Thanks Terry, I think i'll just hang off the rattler for a while then bend the tops over maybe even tac weld it?
cheers, Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 12:53 AM Subject: RE: Wheel bearings. > Adam, > > Good question. It's a bit tricky - back in my workshop days at Lennocks we > actually used a 3 foot breaker bar over the biggest mother of a tension > wrench I've ever seen that went up the 250 lbs/ft or there abouts and I > think it was provided for these nuts only, as I never saw anyone use it for > anything else. The average automotive tension wrench for heads etc only goes > up to ~100 lbs/ft. In the real world, like my garage at home I still use a 3 > foot breaker bar with a 1/2" drive ratchet and socket and tighten them up as > much as I can without breaking something, a 3 foot piece of water pipe bends > like a banana though - you use the weight of the car i.e. wheels on the > ground (when the car is just about off the ground, they've got to be just > about tight enough) and I've never had premature bearing wear or ever had > one come loose. Getting them undone is fun too, especially if they've never > been off - two of us pushing down on a breaker bar couldn't get one of those > damn nuts to budge on a 180B once so we heated it up a bit and that did the > trick. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Adam Jackson > Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2002 11:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Wheel bearings. > > > Terry, > > How did you torque the lock nut to 240 ft/lbs? I've a rattler that could > tighten it up that tight, but no idea if it is actually tight enough?? > Should i take it to a workshop just for the tightening? Or just put the > rattler on it then bend over the tops of the lock nuts? > > cheers, > Adam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Terry Rudd > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:03 PM > Subject: RE: Wheel bearings. > > > Cam, > > That's it in one. > > Mark, > If you look closely at those little tubes that have a letter stamped on them > eg A, B, or C and may be higher but I don't recall seeing higher than C. You > can actually have a different stamp on the left to the right so be very > careful and note which is where when you pull them apart. We used to > permanently mark the axle flange so we never got the spacers mixed up and > spares were identifiable for later on as the tubes actually belong to the > axle and not the housing. > > The bearings press onto the axle just like a live axle - easy stuff with a > press, nigh impossible without. Make sure the housing is absolutely as clean > as a whistle and then drift the axle into place until you can fit the half > shaft flange and the lock nut that gets torqued to 240 ft/lbs (33 kg/mtr). > > regards > Terry > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of CM510 > Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2002 10:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Wheel bearings. > > > Mate, you might be under-rating that 'bit of tube' , I think they are graded > in thousands of an inch to get correct bearing crush when you tighten that > stub axle. :) > > No doubt TR or Feral Errol will know more. > > Cheers, > > Cam > CM510 > www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark Alford > To: Ozdat discussion list > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 10:38 > Subject: Wheel bearings. > > > Hey guys, > > Anyone know the best way to get new rear wheels bearings in without damaging > them? > > Also, should there be anything between the wheel bearings? Mine has a piece > of tube between them, but I can't see what the purpose of it is. > > Mark. > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
