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barmiebrumie:
Quick update, pulled the whole lot apart now :shock: , the flange thingy is a ''sleeve'' & what looks like a clips is a bit that had broken off :shock: dont know how much until the morning when i order one, have got new swivel bearing's for both side's as well, will see if I can get a pair of the big seal's at the back of the swivle's as well, maybe even strech the budget to a new steering damper & track rod end's,

It should steer like a new un when i'm done [-o< ,

Will let you all know hopefully by the weekend.



John

Mace:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---As for tightening the bearings, land rover recomend an endfloat be present when all is tightened up, Mace your method seems very elaborate.  One comment I'd make though is that if you tighten the first nut with no free play then as you tighten the second nut the first one gets sqeezed even harder against the bearing because of the backlash in the thread.  Taper roller bearings do not like to have no free play at all so do you check for endfloat once you have finished?

Me I use a feeler guage to check once it's all in place.
--- End quote ---


Yes Andrew I have some freeplay but it's minute, that's why I use the wheel on method as rocking the disc and hub doesn't always give you an acurate 'feel' of freeplay, but I don't check endfloat with a feeler guage. Spinning the wheel and checking freeplay as I tighten up the nuts in sequence lets me know if the inner nut has moved or tightened. Once I've both nuts on and I'm happy with the freeplay I then knock the 1st tab inwards, then nothing moves.

I can't see it as being elaborate as my method stops me making mistakes ;-)

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