Water247
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Hello All!
I am just reassembling my NSF wheel having replaced all bearings etc. Off Side Front was fine and spins freely whilst other side is dismantled. SO I put the swivel housing on the near side and put the halfshaft in. With it in 4WD I then test it by spinning the OSF wheel round and I happily watch it spin in opposition to the other wheel and all looks rosey. NOW THE PROBLEM: I put the stub axle and brake back plate on and tighten it right up. Run the test again and the wheel now won't move freely. In fact it moves about a turn then meets resistance and wants to bounce back - the resistance is significant as I can't push past it. Then I turn the wheel back a rotation and it meets resistance again. I am puzzled so take the stub axle et al off again and test. The wheel spins freely on the other side again and the stub axle on the side I'm working turns in opposition. I put the stub axle and brake back plate back on and don't do up. The test works still. I begin tightening the bolts and the wheel starts meeting resistance again - with the resistance getting greater as I tighten the bolts until it eventually won't turn more than a revolution of the wheel.
Is this a familiar problem to anyone?
I am just reassembling my NSF wheel having replaced all bearings etc. Off Side Front was fine and spins freely whilst other side is dismantled. SO I put the swivel housing on the near side and put the halfshaft in. With it in 4WD I then test it by spinning the OSF wheel round and I happily watch it spin in opposition to the other wheel and all looks rosey. NOW THE PROBLEM: I put the stub axle and brake back plate on and tighten it right up. Run the test again and the wheel now won't move freely. In fact it moves about a turn then meets resistance and wants to bounce back - the resistance is significant as I can't push past it. Then I turn the wheel back a rotation and it meets resistance again. I am puzzled so take the stub axle et al off again and test. The wheel spins freely on the other side again and the stub axle on the side I'm working turns in opposition. I put the stub axle and brake back plate back on and don't do up. The test works still. I begin tightening the bolts and the wheel starts meeting resistance again - with the resistance getting greater as I tighten the bolts until it eventually won't turn more than a revolution of the wheel.
Is this a familiar problem to anyone?