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| mightyohm |
 Feb 1 2005, 09:18 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest   |
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. |
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| mightyohm |
Feb 2 2005, 12:24 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I will check out the spindles. What surprised me was that if I tighten the bearing a little more, the play does go away. I thought that with bad spindles I would have play that was impossible to get rid of. Am I just pushing the outer race of the inner bearing further onto the spindle to an unworn spot?
I didn't realize struts were a maintenance item. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) |
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jkeyzer wheel bearing question Feb 1 2005, 09:18 PM
xsboost90 hm, is the rotor seated all the way? The way i tig... Feb 1 2005, 10:03 PM jkeyzer The thrust washer thing is according to Haynes and... Feb 1 2005, 10:19 PM Otmar Mine have the same problem, despite being new bear... Feb 1 2005, 10:49 PM brp914 Your spindles are worn. Feel along the bottom - y... Feb 1 2005, 10:52 PM TonyAKAVW Not only does this mean your bearings are shot, it... Feb 1 2005, 10:54 PM Dave_Darling Try Tony's method. I think the main reason th... Feb 2 2005, 11:58 AM jkeyzer Thanks Dave, I will check it out. Feb 2 2005, 12:35 PM
jkeyzer I finally got around to checking out my spindles t... Mar 3 2005, 09:48 PM |
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