Richard Quinn
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 08:27 PM |
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Sierra rear wheel bearings
I have fitted new rear wheel bearings (bolt-on type 3.62 LSD) and put it all together. The hubs feel very stiff - I can move them with a socket on a
short ratchet but very difficult to turn with bare hands. Is this normal or have I c*cked up somewhere?
Cheers
[Edited on 27/12/07 by Richard Quinn]
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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 08:30 PM |
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Normal if you have an LSD fitted.
I had same worries until I discovered that this is what the sierra viscous LSD does. There is actually a ford procedure involving measuring how much
torque it takes to turn the hub to check it's working ok.
Yours sound fine though.
Cheers
Mook
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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joolsmi16
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 08:35 PM |
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rear bearing
Has the same problem used/tried two different bearing manufactures and two set of hubs and they are still stiff to turn by hand however I have been
told they will bed in and turn free after a 100 miles or so.
Jools
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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 11:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by joolsmi16
Has the same problem used/tried two different bearing manufactures and two set of hubs and they are still stiff to turn by hand however I have been
told they will bed in and turn free after a 100 miles or so.
Jools
Do you have an LSD?
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 12:55 AM |
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Many thanks Mook! I feel a bit better about it now.
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