Maybe this is a dumb question, but did you put new bearing races in the
rotors?
Herb
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Herb
I did put new races in the rotors. I checked the inner and outer bearing
against the old ones, I checked the new races vs. the old ones, I checked the
new rotors and hubs vs. the old ones and everything is the same size inside and
out. The only difference is that the new spindle washer
I just got done installing the new front wheel bearings and after tightning
everything down I can still move the rotor from side to side...is this normal?
I dont have the calipers mounted yet so that may make a difference but it sure
seems like it move a lot more than it should. Is this
Yep, it'll wiggle. If it doesn't then the bearing preload is too
tight. When you drive the car, the bearings will warm up, the hub
will get hot from brake applications and if the bearing's too tight
it won't have room to expand will burn up.
BillL
At 06:37 PM 1/24/2007, you wrote:
I just
, 2007 7:37 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Front wheel bearings
I just got done installing the new front wheel bearings and after tightning
everything down I can still move the rotor from side to side...is this normal?
I dont have the calipers mounted yet so that may make a difference but it sure
Thanks for the responses...I did figure out that for some reason the nut is
bottoming out on the threads before the washer is pushed tight against the
outer bearing. So needless to say, the rotor is WAY too loose even with the
spindle nut as tight as you can get it. I am not sure why I
I replacing my front
bearings and race and was wondering how much grease should I place it in between
the bearings? or do I just place greasearound the front
wheel bearings and the race Its seems there is a very large area between the
front and rear bearings.
JB
There is no reason to fill the entire area. The old fashioned way is to put
some grease on the palm of your hand, and squish the bearing onto it to
force the grease into the seams around the edges. You basically have to make
sure that the grease has been pushed in and forced out of pretty much
john
It is my understanding that the bearingholder needs to filled
with grease between the individual bearings. I put the bearing and some
grease in a sandwich bag andknead the grease into thebearing.
rick
On Mon, 6 May 2002 12:28:15 -0700 "John Butler" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I
JB,
As much grease as you can get in/on the bearing. I roll it on my fingers
pushing as much grease as possible into the bearing areas, inside and out.
There are pneumatic greasers that do a great job, I have also seen plastic
grease cups to roll new(or clean) bearings in.
Pack those
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bearings
john
It is my understanding that the bearingholder needs to
filled with grease between the individual bearings. I put the bearing
and some grease in a sandwich bag andknead the g
In a message dated 5/6/2002 4:22:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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here is a tool that will
pack the bearings for you as well, but I have never used nor seen one.
I bought one of those tools at my auto part store for less than $10.
John 67SS396
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wheel bearings
john
It is my
understanding that the bearingholder needs to filled with grease between
the individual bearings. I put the bearing and some grease in a sandwich
bag andknead the grease into thebearing.
rick
What Rick said is correct. Each holder needs to be filled
with grease, but not the area between the inner outer bearings.
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It is my understanding
that the bearingholder needs to filled with grease between the individual
bearings. I put the bearing and
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