wheel bearing question Options

[mightyohm]

I am having a front wheel bearing adjustment issue:

If I tighten my front wheel bearings to the point where I can just barely slide the thrust washer around with a screwdriver, and I still have a clunk when I rock the wheel back and forth, what does that mean?

If I tighten the clamp nut about 15 degrees more, the clunk disappears, but the thrust washer won't budge unless I pry against it. I have read this is a no-no - the thrust washer should slide around easily without prying.

Are my wheel bearings shot? The outer bearing looks fine and I repacked it with grease...

This is a 911 front suspension if it makes any difference.

[TonyAKAVW]

Not only does this mean your bearings are shot, it means that your whole front suspension and wheels are shot too. i reccomend you take all of that off the car (rear wheels too while you are at it) and ship them down to me and I'll set you up with a real nice stock setup. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)

Actually, I did my bearings by the factory manual and it does mention not to pry against the wheel. I had to re-tighten the nut a few times to get it right. I tightened it to the point where the washer would only move if I pried my hand against my other hand. If that makes any sense. I rotated the wheel before and after I tightened the nut to make sure the rollers distributed themselves evenly. I found it was a matter of just a few degrees to get it right.


-Tony