Date:         Sat, 6 Apr 2013 17:31:14 -0500
Reply-To:     JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      1988 GL - FW Bearings: How tight is tight - How loose is loose -
              How Hot is hot?
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My question: How tight is tight - How loose is loose - How hot is hot?

Just installed new FW bearings on my rig. All seems proper - BUT  -
after a run I cannot put my hand on the hub or around it is so hot -
both sides.

I have done many wheel bearing changes on many vehicles including
airplanes - races, bearings, lube, the works. Per Bentley I seated the
bearings then backed off the spindle nut so there was play in the keyed
washer. Then I peened the nut. But the wheels don't turn well, and as
said - they get hot as ol' Rip. No growl, no smoke. I did have a bearing
three years ago that was bad right out of the box. First time for that.
But that particular new bearing growled from the get-go. Not these.

I'm thinking serious about replacing these new ones with more new ones
but from a different source.

Sure would appreciate the collective wisdom of The List on this problem.

Thanks,

John R