Jim;
Generally speaking I find that standard bearings should be checked a few
miles down the road after installation or repack. The grease can
sometimes fool you into thinking they are tight when they are not.
Also, you state you replaced the bearings, did you also replace the
races? I would never replace the one without the other. In fact I find
the races are often more a problem than the bearings..
Howard in Maine
1974 1500 Spit
Jim Cullen wrote:
>
> This may be a stupid question, but not finding out the answer may be even
> more stupid. Last week I replaced the bearings in the hubs on the front
> tires. Today, I checked the tires and there is quite a bit of movement in
> both tires (compared to close to nil movement last week). When I put the
> bearings in I thought I was getting close to having them too tight (i.e.
> following the Haynes suggestion of tightening the nut). My question is did
> I: i) ruin the bearings by overtightening, or ii) (which I hope is the
> problem) do the bearings need time to set in and now need to be
> "retightened".
>
> TIA,
>
> Jim Cullen
> 1974 Spitfire
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