Help with removal of nearside brake hub

[Rosie n' Jim]

Yes, you're quite right, a long time since I changed my discs and beatings. Having a lot of different vehicles doesn't help either!



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[Rosie n' Jim]

But the point is, it's a taper bearing, so only nipped up, not 90 odd ft/lbs torque.

[Oldiebut goodie]

Are they talking about the wheel nuts being tight due to alloy corrosion? ( As the wheel has not been removed in the pics )

[Rosie n' Jim]

But the point is, it's a taper bearing, so only nipped up, not 90 odd ft/lbs torque.

[Rosie n' Jim]

Oops, sorry for the repeat post. We may be making assumptions here, as OBG states, is the op referring to wheel nuts?

[Oldiebut goodie]

Is it a taper bearing?

[R0B]

No, its not a taper bearing.
https://brickwerks.co.uk/product/wheel- ... ront-late/

And yes maybe the OP does mean his wheel nuts as he mentions nuts. Not nut.

[Rosie n' Jim]

Oh heck, I seem to have completely lost the plot! I'm going back into my padded box!

[Oldiebut goodie]

The outer is a taper surely, it is only the inner that isn't.

This may help the OP when they get that far:  viewtopic.php?t=122485

[R0B]

My bad. The bearing is tapered. I think I might borrow Rosie n Jim's box.

[RogerT]

No wonder the OP hasn’t replied, we’re a right bunch on here!

[silverbullet]

Front hub (taper) bearings should be set to approx 3 thou' endfloat or 0.07mm. Never "nip" them or set them tight, thats when they overheat, the stub axle gets red hot and fails...

Its all in the Haynes Book of Lies, they got that bit right.