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52mm hub nut tool
jaws:
"Who told you that you set the bearings by endfloat, the easiest way is with feeler guages I find."
it's how the manual says to do it...i did it by feel an it's fine!
muddymart:
--- Quote ---you set the bearings by endfloat, the easiest way is with feeler guages I find.
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never done bearings before, how would you set them using the above method?
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: jaws on February 02, 2008, 21:15:02 ---"Who told you that you set the bearings by endfloat, the easiest way is with feeler guages I find."
it's how the manual says to do it...i did it by feel an it's fine!
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Sorry, no punctuation. That should read
"who told you that?
You set the bearings by endfloat....."
I'm simply wondering who told him he needs to torque the bearings up, he doesn't.
jaws:
martinwf5...have you got a manual???if not pm me with yer e-mail address an i'll send ya one
rrb...i did it by feel etc, but in the manual it says "torque to x Nm".
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: martinwf5 on February 02, 2008, 21:16:16 ---
--- Quote ---you set the bearings by endfloat, the easiest way is with feeler guages I find.
--- End quote ---
never done bearings before, how would you set them using the above method?
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Ok, assuming you have amnaged to get the bearings changed (if not just ask ;)) then with the hub greased up and back in place you are supposed to set the bearing clearence by checking the endfloat, that is the amount of backlash along the axis of the axle. However if you have fitted new oil seals (you should have) then the lip of the innermost seal will prevent you getting a true reading unless you lever the hub against something.
By far easier is to pop the inner nut on, tighten it finger tight then back off 2 flats. Fit the lock washer and outer nut hand tight, then levering against the lock washer you compress the bearings, you should then see a gap behind the inner bearing which represents the endfloat. Measure that gap with the appropriate feeler guage.
Alternatively do like the rest of us and just back the inner nut off 2 flats then tighten it up and have done. If you can feel the tinyest bit of play with the wheel fatened back on that's great, if it clunks then too loose.
I tried doing mine up then backing off just 90 degrees, you get a really nice sharp brake pedal but the brakes were binding. If you have a bit more endfloat you get slightly more runout on the disk and that pushes the pads clear ;)
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