Why does my wheel bearings keep loosening up? (resolved)

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serehill
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Re: Why does my wheel bearings keep loosening up?

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I hear twilight zone music playing when I'm on this thread???? :twisted:
1980 Honcho 258 4 speed mostly stock with 4 " lift.

WIP

You know the rude dude from IFSJA


1980 Cherokee wrangled & mangled
MSD complete system
Eddy intake
Holley 650
Comp cam 270H
4" Rusty's
Ramsey 12K winch
208
Built to drive not sit in the garage.


No longer strangled. I didn't build it for anyone else.
If you can't improve it why waste your time?

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Re: Why does my wheel bearings keep loosening up? (resolved)

Post by AwesomeJ10 »

Update:

As it turns out, I wasn't getting the lock nuts tight enough, which was allowing the wheel bearings to loosen up.

The moral of th story (at least for me) is to get the wheel bearing lock nuts pretty darn tight while spinning the wheel.

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Re: Why does my wheel bearings keep loosening up? (resolved)

Post by csuengr »

I never had one loosen on me.

I tighten the inner nut until the the hub starts to drag. Loosen 1/4 turn. Put on lock ring. Put on outer nut and tighten to 50 ft-lbs.
1977 Cherokee S, Ford 5.0, 5 speed, BW 1356, 33 x 10.50 BFG's. No longer my DD.
2007 Mercury Milan, 2.3L, 5-speed, now my DD. 29 mpg average.
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