Hi chaps been reading that in order to seat correctly the front wheel bearings it's necessary to torque the hub nut up with a big washer. Any ideas where one might find such a huge washer for the job please.
Andy
Seating Front Bearings.
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dyshipfakta
, Mar 01 2017 05:31 PM
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Posted 01 March 2017 - 06:19 PM
Thanks muchly didn't see that lol. Typical that my order should arrive tomorrow.
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Posted 01 March 2017 - 06:46 PM
They're available on eBay for much less. Not listed as front bearing washers, just type the dimensions into the search. 25mm ID, 50mm OD, and as near to 6.5mm thickness as you can find.
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Posted 01 March 2017 - 07:03 PM
Can I suggest you have a read of this before buying said washer?
http://www.theminifo...wheel-bearings/
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Posted 02 March 2017 - 12:46 PM
The washer is to seat the CV joint and hub flange together in ALREADY SEATED BEARINGS. If you try seating the bearings in the hub by that method you will ruin them.
Keeping each new bearing inner with its own outer somehow, so they don't get swapped, you press an outer into each side of the hub until they are FULLY SEATED. Suitable thick discs and a substantial threaded rod will do that in the absence of a bearing press. Then grease the inners and put them in place. Insert CV joint,fit hub flange and then use the special washer. Torque it up, remove it, fit split cone without disturbing hub flange, and retorque. You will probably need to finish it with the hub on the car and weight on the wheel to be able to achieve the required final torque. But that is ok, it can be left done up to say 50 lb ft for now, as long as you remember to torque it up and fit the split pin later.
Keeping each new bearing inner with its own outer somehow, so they don't get swapped, you press an outer into each side of the hub until they are FULLY SEATED. Suitable thick discs and a substantial threaded rod will do that in the absence of a bearing press. Then grease the inners and put them in place. Insert CV joint,fit hub flange and then use the special washer. Torque it up, remove it, fit split cone without disturbing hub flange, and retorque. You will probably need to finish it with the hub on the car and weight on the wheel to be able to achieve the required final torque. But that is ok, it can be left done up to say 50 lb ft for now, as long as you remember to torque it up and fit the split pin later.
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