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Post by **hixsy** » 30 Sep 2009, 18:59

right guys, since ive put me merc wheel kit on Ive had problems when turning right (making a very nasty rubbing noise which i believe is the drum rubbing on the housing) its got progressively worse now.

First time it happened i was able to stop the noise by tightening the castle nut back up but now the rubbing is back with a vengeance so i thought simple fix, re-tighten the castle nut back up, but ive discovered the castle nut thread and the end if the drive shaft threads are well worn now and therefore im unable to tighten the wheel hub up tight ,therefore making it impossible to stop the noise.

The wheel rocks in and out quite a lot now as im estimating there is a good 1mm gap between castle but and wheel hub,and if i try to tighten the nut it'll just go back tot he position of the split pin

i guess me question is how easy is it gonna be to replace the drive shaft at the end, how far would i have to take it back or is there another fix to this?

thanks

Post by **T'Onion** » 30 Sep 2009, 19:12

sure it isn't the wheel bearing ?

Post by **hixsy** » 30 Sep 2009, 19:23

T'Onion wrote:sure it isn't the wheel bearing ?

to be honest m8 i wouldnt know.... theres so much play in the wheel. how do i check that then too ?

Post by **Rozzo** » 30 Sep 2009, 19:44

i think you need help fella. take it to a mechanic before the wheel comes of at speed and kills you. might just need a new nut on there. what are you tightening it with by the way cos i'll wager you're not getting it tight enough

it takes a couple of fat blokes on a 5 foot bar to tighten them properly.

Post by **weldore** » 30 Sep 2009, 19:52

i would be wary of driving it at all ,untill you had a go at getting the castle nut as tight as possible and that means swinging on a bar with you feet off the floor.......if it spins round then you need to check what thread has gone and if its the nut get a new one before taking it anywhere.

Post by **hixsy** » 30 Sep 2009, 19:57

im tightening the castle nut up, but the thread has deteriorated on the end of the shaft and in the actual nut so it cant be tightened properly anyway and slips back to the split pin i think. does the castle nut hav to be super tight, is the split pin a safety measure in case it comes lose? also when i was able to tighten it the noise would stop so i dont think its the bearings? or i could be wrong . . .

Post by **R0B** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:00

you need a new stub axle.and i recommend you dont drive your van till its sorted.

but the thread has deteriorated on the end of the shaft

Post by **weldore** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:01

the split pin is only to stop the nut coming undone,if its jumping threads the split pin will just shear off due to the weight of the van. make sure its not just the nut,simon from brickwerks sells them if it is,not too much money.but if its jumping threads then DONT drive it mate

Post by **hixsy** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:02

R0B wrote:you need a new stub axle.and i recommend you dont drive your van till its sorted.

but the thread has deteriorated on the end of the shaft

GULP... any idea on price/where to get plz ?

Post by **hixsy** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:05

weldore wrote:the split pin is only to stop the nut coming undone,if its jumping threads the split pin will just shear off due to the weight of the van. make sure its not just the nut,simon from brickwerks sells them if it is,not too much money.but if its jumping threads then DONT drive it mate

ok il check brickwerks, im sure i will need both castle nut and the shaft as they both look pretty bad . . open wallet time. . . .

Post by **weldore** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:07

an advert in the wanted section can be worth the effort too.

Post by **T'Onion** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:11

if it 'just' came loose and it wasn't taken off to put the merc alloys on , then chances are the bearings

maybe time to take it to a garage

Post by **R0B** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:14

put an ad in wanted or pm billy739 hes a breaker,and he wont rob you.(well not much anyway)

GULP... any idea on price/where to get plz ?

Post by **hixsy** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:23

weldore wrote:an advert in the wanted section can be worth the effort too.

thank you for your help

haynes manual says its called a rear wheel shaft

T'Onion wrote:if it 'just' came loose and it wasn't taken off to put the merc alloys on , then chances are the bearings maybe time to take it to a garage

i did take of the wheel hub to replace the original studs pins with much longer ones, the original nuts where siezed and we needed to use the acetylene to get nuts off lol . . .

Post by **hixsy** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:26

R0B wrote:put an ad in wanted or pm billy739 hes a breaker,and he wont rob you.(well not much anyway)

GULP... any idea on price/where to get plz ?

thx rob, ill do that

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