Hi List,
After a complete front end rebuild I am having a problem that I can't chase
down the solution to. Well, several problems, but I will concentrate on one
first. The car has wire wheels and this is the first time I have owned a car
with wire wheels. When the car is sitting I can grab the top of each of the
front wheels and move them and it appears that there is some play in the
wheels. I have tightened and retightened the wheel bearings. The first time I
did it, I used a torque wrench to set the castle nut at the specified torque,
then moved the nut back a flat. This method seemed to produce too much play so
I tightened it up a bit more. This past Sunday I decided to tighten the
bearings up again and discovered the right front outer bearing and race were
garbage. Replaced the bearing and race tonight. The left side seems to be a
little tighter, but the right side is about the same. Should wire wheels have
ANY play in them at all? If not, does it sound as though the bearings arent
quite tight enough? What are the symptoms of a bearing that is TOO tight? And
what procedures do listers use to tighten the wheel bearings the correct
amount? I might just be a bit to timid, but I would rather poll the list than
first rather than make a mistake.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Aaron CropleyTopsham, Maine
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