There are two types of rear wheel bearings for a 1600 - one sort are double sealed and don't require grease, the other sort are sealed on one side only (older style) and you use Castrol HTB.
regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Adam Jackson Sent: Thursday, 6 June 2002 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wheel bearings. One last question, what grease is best to use on these bearings? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:10 AM Subject: Re: Wheel bearings. > Terry, > > Ok thanks, i'll do it up as tight as i can > > cheers, > Adam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 7:58 PM > Subject: RE: Wheel bearings. > > > > I wouldn't worry about welding them - even if it does somehow come a bit > > loose, it's only going to rattle like blazes and at worst case it would > > stuff a bearing or two. The idea of a wheel coming out of the housing and > > flying off down the road isn't going to happen. > > > > Anyone know what sort of tension a rattler can go up to? > > > > Just curious > > > > TR > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Adam Jackson > > Sent: Wednesday, 5 June 2002 6:09 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Wheel bearings. > > > > > > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
