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Will someone please refresh my memory on the correct way to tighten wheel
bearings? Thanks -- Bill Chesapeake, Va |
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:08:06 -0500, "WRH" wrote:
Will someone please refresh my memory on the correct way to tighten wheel bearings? Thanks Actually, you don't tighten the bearing per se, you tighten the axle nut. I tighten it up lightly with a pair of pliers giving it a spin and a shake till the nut is solidly bottomed out ( do not apply a lot of pressure,) then back it up to the next notch back for the cotter pin to give it some room for heat expansion. Always worked well for me. John C. |
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Try this site...
*** http://www.rverscorner.com/articles/bearing1.html *** WRH wrote in message news:VQwWb.812$m43.539@lakeread01... Will someone please refresh my memory on the correct way to tighten wheel bearings? Thanks -- Bill Chesapeake, Va |
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nut. I tighten it up lightly with a pair of pliers giving it a spin
and a shake till the nut is solidly bottomed out ( do not apply a lot I think we are playing a little bit of "semantics" here, but tightening the axle nut actually "tightens" the bearings ... or I meant to say tighten up lightly giving the WHEEL a spin and axial shake ( not the nut,) until the nut is firmly bottomed out. Yeh, it is semantics as to if you are tightening the bearing or the axle nut, but it's the axle nut you adjust. John C. |
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