On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Jason Willenbrock wrote: > my recent post about my wheel binding is more clear now. i have the whole > wheel hub assmebly back together. with the wheel nut tightened the wheel > turns very difficultly, you need two hands to turn it. it does not bind it > is just difficult to turn. This does not sound normal...but I don't have enough experience in this area to tell you what's wrong. > what's the worse that could happen, replace the bearing again and > do the whole job over? any thoughts here Worst case: You score the spindle (actually, this is a syncro isn't it? Guess it'd be the stub axle, then) and have to replace that, too. Well, I guess the absolute worst case would be it seizing up at 70 mph, but that's probably unlikely.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For Sale |
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