having problems with new bearings & hub assembly

[savagek5diesel]

Hey guys, my front left wheel bearing took a digger, i got a new spindle and new bearing and what not, when i got it all put back together there was still a bit of play with the hub housing/rotor. can anybody give me an a quick walkthrough guide to what i might have missed?

 

[k20]

sure to torque down the 2 nuts? sure installed the new races properly? Got the 2 snap rings in?

 

[ssls6]

There is suppost to be some play (like 0.001 or something). The spec is torque the inner nut to 50ft-lb, back it off, retorque to 35ft-lbs, back it off 1/4 turn. When you do this it will be somewhat loose which gives the specified play.

All I know for sure is I once had my wheel bearings too tight and they self destructed within 100 miles.

 

[savagek5diesel]

what snap rings? the only one i know about it the one for the auto lock hub.

 

[savagek5diesel]

i think i figured out the problem.... there's an inner spindle bearing, a bearing that goes inside the back of the hub housing, and a third one that goes behind the hub nuts??? is this correct?

 

[ssls6]

1 spindle bearing, 1 spindle seal, 1 spindle bevel washer

1 inner wheel bearing & race, 1 inner wheel bearing seal

1 outer wheel bearing & race

If you put a large inner wheel bearing on a small bearing spindle, you'll get lots of slop. Remeber that the spindles come in two sizes (large and small).

 

[savagek5diesel]

perfect, the zone didn't give me the inner bearing but they gave me the seal for it. thanks a million.

 

[savagek5diesel]

all fixed now thanks guys.