Hi Chuck,
All that play gets snugged up and eliminated when you put the axle in and
screws that retain the axle and brake drum. Should be no problem. Make
sure the O-ring and paper seal are in place properly. I also use some
dif oil on the bearing when assembling.
Regards, Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Fri, 08 Jan 1999 11:08:39 -0500 chuckc <chuckc@ibm.net> writes:
>Need some help here:
>
>When I installed the rear bearings and pressed the hub back
>on the rear axle, the bearing butts up against the shoulder
>on the axle jes' fine.
>
>But .. the hub seems to be able to move a little along the axle;
>slides in and out maybe 1/8 to 1/4 inch. So when I slide
>it back (toward the center line of the car) about 1/4"
>of bearing shell is exposed. When I slide it out (away
>from the centerline of the car) the bearing is completely
>within the hub.
>
>The bearing does not move 'cause it's pressed against the
>shoulder in the axle.
>
>OTOH maybe it needs to float to be able to rotate freely?
>
>Izzat ok? I'm assuming that, when the road wheel is on, the
>lug bolts/nuts will snug it all ok. I just hate to see
>end float like that. What did I do wrong?
>
>chuck
>
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