[Shotimes] Loose front wheel bearings?

[Ronnie D Smith]

When you changed the bearings, did you also change out the races?  I was
always told that you should do bearings and races together.  Maybe the
races are worn enough that new bearings alone won't fix the problem.
Had same problem on and old ford truck...ended up putting in new races
in the front hubs along with new bearings.

Just an idea...

Ronnie D Smith Jr
IT Department
Rose Acre Farms
Phone (812) 497-2557 ext 290
rsmith@goodegg.com


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James White
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 1:56 PM
To: mhelpinstill; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Loose front wheel bearings?


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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