[Shotimes] Loose front wheel bearings?

[Paul L Fisher]

The bearings on the front come as one pressed in unit. When you replace
them, the bearings and races go as one unit.

Paul L Fisher
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronnie D Smith" <rsmith@goodegg.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:28 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Loose front wheel bearings?


> 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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