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Wire wheel hub removal......
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tony barnhill
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Bearing should follow the taper of the stub axle
Nunyas
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the small end of the bearings to to the center of the hub. The back bearing is the bigger of the two, and the smaller of the two bearings goes on the outside. The small end of the bearings should be pointing towards each other.
Did you make sure the rear seal is fully seated before putting the hub back on the spindle?
When I did mine I had to gently tap it into place till it was flush with the back side of the hub.
Did you replace the races (the surface that the bearings roll on in the hub)? If ya did, did you make sure they're fully seated? If I'm not mistaken, the races are pressed in, and if they aren't fully seated you won't have enough clearance to tighten the castle nut enough to insert the cotter pin.
Again, when I did mine, gentle tapping with a hammer got them installed to the proper depth.
Did you make sure the rear seal is fully seated before putting the hub back on the spindle?
When I did mine I had to gently tap it into place till it was flush with the back side of the hub.
Did you replace the races (the surface that the bearings roll on in the hub)? If ya did, did you make sure they're fully seated? If I'm not mistaken, the races are pressed in, and if they aren't fully seated you won't have enough clearance to tighten the castle nut enough to insert the cotter pin.
Again, when I did mine, gentle tapping with a hammer got them installed to the proper depth.
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Nunyas said:
That'd be my guess as to why it's actin' th' goat. You don't have the inner bearing all the way against the shoulder on the stub-axle. TRY not to use metal-to-metal impact for this task. Moving the hub about while applying some inward pressure should be enough. Sometimes a thump or two with the heel of your hand at the hub works. The clearance between the rotor and the back plate is supposed to be tight. Lip of the backplate should be almost to the outside surface of the rotor if the inner bearing is "home".