So I am to shave spacer down in the lathe then?
I just don't remember having this much rock in the wheel after
tightening the nut.
Come to think of it I ordered new spacers from Moss as well.
They weren't expensive and I did not want to have to break down
the old bolt hubs in case I had to abort the wire wheel conversion.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Lieb [mailto:72spridget@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 10:08 PM
To: Dean Hedin; Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] More front wheel bearings
> Normally you can tighten the spindle nut and it can be eliminated
> and then you back it off a bit.
Uh, NO? Unless you have converted to roller bearings and ditched the
spacer, you are supposed to torque that spindle nut to 36 lb-ft for
disk brakes, 55 to 65lb-ft for front drums. If the end float is wrong,
it can be tweaked by "adjusting" the length of the spacer. Not having
the nut correctly torqued down could lead to some significant problems
IMHO.
David L
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