[Shotimes] Loose front wheel bearings?

[James White]

Did you replace the hub also?

I just got done with a wheel bearing replacement. Since I didn't have press,
I took the new bearing & hub to auto machine shop.  Told the guy there, that
to reuse the old hub if possible.  The Timken hub has regular short SLO
studs.  And the stud holes are a different size than the SHO hubs.  But he
had to use the new hub because it was worn.  Maybe you also need a new hub?
I think that I paid $75-80 for both hub & bearing @ rockauto.

regards,  Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   278k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   246k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "mhelpinstill" <mhelpinstill@ampro.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:20 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Loose front wheel bearings?


> The tech doing my last alignment told me I needed new front wheel bearings
> because there was play in them - I could move the wheel about 1/16" by
> grabbing the top and bottom and rocking.  You could see the hub moving
> relative to the knuckle, so it seemed that the tech was right about the
> bearings (it does have 130,000 miles).  So, I bought the parts and spent
all
> day Saturday replacing the original bearings.  While I was in there, I
> replaced the halfshafts as well.  I used the same bearings as the
original -
> Timken.  When all was done, I checked to make sure the bearings were
tight,
> and the right one was tight and the other was not.  After throwing a
temper
> tantrum I settled down and decided to replace the wheel bearing again
> thinking it was a bad bearing or bad install.  Extra careful the second
> time, and now the left front wheel is just as loose as it was when I
> started.  I am realy at a loss on where I went wrong (if at all) and today
I
> feel like just pushing the SHO off a cliff. If anyone can provide some
> insight on what is wrong I would really apreciate it.
>
> BTW:  Hardly used OTC Hub Tamer for sale - used once!
>
> Mark
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