front wheel bearings

[jeffdub]

i fitted new front wheel bearings on saturday and wondered if someone could give me a bit of advice please ? fitted them ok , quite straightforward but reading the haynes manual it said to tighten the nut till the disc was stiff to move then undo slightly till the washer could be moved by finger pressure , im guessing this means side to side movement not being able to push it backwards and forwards ? sorry if this is a daft question but in the pic it showed a screwdriver placed on top of the washer and i just wanted to make sure . thanks jeff

[CovKid]

Yep, side to side. ie washer should just slide beneath nut - not in and out or you'd have to much play then. Idea is to take up play without actually crushing the bearing.

[jeffdub]

thanks cov

[California Dreamin]

After fitting new 'recently packed' bearings I normally tighten fully with a pair of mole grips (jaws across the flats of the nut but the grips straight out in the same direction as the stub axle). Just hand tight and then spin the wheel a few times.
Back off with the pliers and take them off, now just tighten with your fingers until the nut stops....I find this is about right and the washer just moves when levered back and forth.

Martin

[jeffdub]

thanks for the advice lads just got the rears to do now lol

[nobbyfox]

I would be interested to see how you get on removing the rear hub. The large nut needs 500ft/lb to tighten it!!
You might need a scaffold pole

[kevtherev]

I would be interested to see how you get on removing the rear hub. The large nut needs 500ft/lb to tighten it!!
You might need a scaffold pole

...and a fat bloke

[nobbyfox]

A very fat bloke me thinks!!
Who has the neccesary means to tighten the bolt anyway?
Surely you would need a torque wrench designed for a lorry/bus/massive vehicle type thing

[AdrianC]

...or a longer pole...

500lbft = 500lb on a 1ft pole or 125lb on a 4ft pole...

[Plasticman]

or get a flogging spanner, one of the best ways to get them off split pin incvluded
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[nobbyfox]

or get a flogging spanner, one of the best ways to get them off split pin incvluded
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Flogging Spanner? Is that another word for brute force ?

[AdrianC]

or get a flogging spanner, one of the best ways to get them off split pin incvluded
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Flogging Spanner? Is that another word for brute force ?

No, it's a real tool. Seriously.

Designed to be thumped around with another specialist precision tool, the flippin' big hammer...

[Plasticman]

Ta 'A'
I used them a lot on ships and such ,very usefull and can be quite precise when tightening, bit like the feel with a strong arm as opposed to a T wrench, as for undoing stuff well, as long as you can hammer it onto a nut then they really do work well as the shock impact is direct with virtually zero flex,so takes less effort than you might think, they are not expensive for what they are, and if the split pin (as in the rear stub) is often rusted through the castelations, this winds the nut over it and cuts it clean , then a needle punch and pop the remnants out.
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[nobbyfox]

Ah something you can hit with a hammer. Me like!!
Where can you get one of these?

Thanks in advance

[Plasticman]

plenty about
http://www.cromwell.co.uk/KEN5807070K
http://www.abbotstools.co.uk/46mm-metri ... 2488-p.asp
note a flat one will transfer more of your hammer smack !! than a cranked one
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