Re: [DML] Play in rear wheel bearing

["Matt Spittle" <matthew.spittle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks John.  I dc have a 20 ton press.  I first pressed the wheel
bearing into the hub carrier by its outer race.  I was able to do this
with a spare "outer race" from my old rear wheel bearing.  I then
installed the snap ring.  Then I got a piece of pipe that was sized to
the inner race (just a tad larger on the inner diameter of the race so
it wouldn't get stuck on the driveshaft).  I placed it underneath the
inner race of the installed wheel bearing, and pressed the driveshaft
downward into the wheel bearing while the pipe supported the inner
race underneath.  

It seemed to work OK, but I'm going to torque the nut (as Martin
suggested) and see if I have any play afterward.

Matt
#1604


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Hervey" <john@...> wrote:
>
> Matt, How did you press it in. Do you have a 20 ton press or
something like
> that and the proper OD of the bearing / ID of the hub they are going
in. If
> they were not pressed in properly it may cause the looseness your
talking
> about. You can't just press on the inner race of the bearing with
the force
> it takes to install them w/out causing a problem. 
> John Hervey
> www.deloreanautoparts.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
> Matt Spittle
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:18 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Play in rear wheel bearing
> 
> Here's the story.  I'm doing a frame-off restoration on my car, and
> I've gotten to the point of putting the suspension back on the car.  I
> even pressed in new wheel bearings that I purchased from a vendor.
> 
> Anyway, on one of the rear drive shafts (the piece that's pressed into
> the rear wheel bearing), I can wiggle it up and down about 1mm.  On
> the other side, I cannot wiggle it at all.  All of the play is within
> the wheel bearing itself.  Note, that I have *not* installed the rear
> hub or torqued the large nut yet.  
> 
> So, does this mean I have a bad wheel bearing out of the box, or am I
> jumping the gun here?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Matt
> #1604
> 
> 
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