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Wheel bearing adjustment...how do you do it?

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Les Henson:
I put one of the flange bolts in the threaded end of the driveshaft (it's the wrong size, but if you press downwards it catches on the thread). Press downwards to catch the thread and pull outwards and you will find the driveshaft end will come out further. You'll then be able to put the shims and circlip back on.


Les.

Range Rover Blues:
Ah, the pads and disks, could have been enough to do it.

Check it again once you've driven the truck.  If you leave it what will happen is the CV runs out of it's bearinng and the bearing wears with a step, it wears quite quick if the endfloat is big.  The CV is also running out of line which can cause wear in things like the diff splines, though TBH not for the want of 1mm.

It will cause excessive wear in the outer drive member if left though, so check it quickly this weekend, I supect the shims will go back in then.

Iain C:
Les...tried that, no joy.  The endfloat is there, there is just not enough of it.

RRB, thanks, I'll try that, but bear in mind I could not get it back together even with the caliper off the truck!

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