Date:         Sun, 9 Jun 2002 11:55:50 EDT
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From:         Steve Cotsford <Cotsford@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: wheel bearings, how tight
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The old faithful method I learnt years ago (from a VW Beetle manual) is to
tighten up the nut fairly snug and then try to move the washer sideways with
a screwdriver. If it does not move, its too tight.
Back off the nut a bit and try again. Once it can move sideways within its
side play, it's the right tightness.   Any tighter than that and the bearings
will fail quickly.

Cheers,   Steve

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