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Hi all need sime help

I sheered my cv joint, and fused my stub axle after the outer wheel bearing colapsed on my 1993 110 defender three days ago, I have replaced cv stub axle and bearings along with all the relavent nuts whashers gaskits etc. However i still seem to have a bit of play in the bearing does any one know whats going on. I cant see why i shonld have this play in the bearing:confused:
 
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did not set the bearing pre-load, as do not know how to do this. using timken bearing, proboly got about a mm of play on the hud. is this to much or ok
 
The correct way to adjust wheel bearings and tighten hub nuts (taken from the Official Land Rover workshop manual for Disco 1) -
Tighten the inner hub nut to 65Nm and spin the hub to settle the bearings.
Back off the inner hub nut 1/2 a turn and re-tighten to 4Nm.
Fit the tab washer.
Fit the outer hub nut and tighten to 65Nm, without allowing the inner nut to move.
Bend the tab washer over both nuts.
Simple.

I've got a 52mm 3/4" drive socket, which I use with a combination of reducers and my 1/2" and 1/4" drive torque wrenches to do the above.
 
Treworgey 90 said:
The correct way to adjust wheel bearings and tighten hub nuts (taken from the Official Land Rover workshop manual for Disco 1) -
Tighten the inner hub nut to 65Nm and spin the hub to settle the bearings.
Back off the inner hub nut 1/2 a turn and re-tighten to 4Nm.
Fit the tab washer.
Fit the outer hub nut and tighten to 65Nm, without allowing the inner nut to move.
Bend the tab washer over both nuts.
Simple.

I've got a 52mm 3/4" drive socket, which I use with a combination of reducers and my 1/2" and 1/4" drive torque wrenches to do the above.
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So for all those poor ****ers among us that haven't got any means of connecting a torque wrench to their cheapo pressed steel hub nut spanner...............................................................:D
 
Treworgey 90 said:
yer called bodgers... :p
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Hehe. I think you'll find a bodger is someone who turns chair spindles on a pole lathe in the woods.:D Seriously though how many people actually use a torque wrench to do their wheel nuts? Another silly one that LR quote a torque figure for is the bolts holding the swivel ball to the axle case end. You can only ondo em with a ring spanner no ****in chance of gettin a socket in there.
 
Treworgey 90 said:
The correct way to adjust wheel bearings and tighten hub nuts (taken from the Official Land Rover workshop manual for Disco 1) -
Tighten the inner hub nut to 65Nm and spin the hub to settle the bearings.
Back off the inner hub nut 1/2 a turn and re-tighten to 4Nm.
Fit the tab washer.
Fit the outer hub nut and tighten to 65Nm, without allowing the inner nut to move.
Bend the tab washer over both nuts.
Simple.

I've got a 52mm 3/4" drive socket, which I use with a combination of reducers and my 1/2" and 1/4" drive torque wrenches to do the above.
Click to expand...
you can also use a 1" 1/8 Whitworth box spanner
 
The big thick washer can rotate against the flat in the stub axle as you tighten the nut and wedge itself, giving the impression the nut has bottomed. Take the nut off and make sure the washer is free. You might need to clean the thread on the stub axle if its done that.
 
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