Evangelos -
I had the same thing happen, and it turned out that a bit of the grease
seal was trapped between the bearing and the spindle. Needless to say,
I had to put in a new grease seal.
Chris K.
"Evangelos G. Makris" wrote:
>
> Hello folks,
> I did everything according to the Haynes, but when I tighten the front
> hub castellated nuts to their minimum specified torque, the hubs rotate
> only barely, i.e. they are very tight. I'm sure I drove the bearings
> square and all the way into their hub recesses.
>
> Given the fact that I don't posess a "18G7" special tool, I drove the
> hubs in with a long 3/4" socket on the outer hub's inner race. It
> doesn't seem to be fully in though.
> Any ideas/tips?
>
> This car has drum brakes at the front and solid wheels.
> Evangelos
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