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Bigdummy
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Ft Worth , Texas
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help! Need wheel bearings
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January 31, 2008, 06:52:35 PM »
Ok went to advance ,they have the outer , but the wrong inner, Auto zone Same thing . The bearing has a timken # L45449 I have the left front apart, Never fails!#!@%$#^%$#@#*&^%$ ! Ok I feel Better.....Fred
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Bugnut
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help! Need wheel bearings
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January 31, 2008, 08:45:53 PM »
Mainly foreign will have them. I refuse to buy from autozone or advanced when it comes to vw parts some of its good some isnt.
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certdubtech
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help! Need wheel bearings
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February 01, 2008, 10:04:04 AM »
Or you can have them go up/ down a couple of years. The size of the inner race changed during the ball joint production, and the disc brake models were different from the drum brakes.
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Ret.Bugtech
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Chattanooga Tn.
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February 07, 2008, 08:53:13 AM »
Hey Big D, Did you leave a little "play" in your front bearings ? Tapered roller bearings need a slight amount of side play . .06mm rings a bell and I know you have a metric dial indicator and bracket in your tool box to check this :lol: :lol: This is one reason the Germans lost the war. They had to park all those Kubelwagens and Tiger Tanks for the lack of a dial indicator in the tool box to check wheel bearing end play :lol: :lol:
If you can feel it and not see it you should be just fine.
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DAVID -------I DON`T GIVE A D%#! HOW THEY DO IT IN
CALIFORNIA .
IN THE END, OLD AGE AND TREACHERY WILL
OUT DISTANCE YOUTH AND VIGOR.
Bigdummy
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Ft Worth , Texas
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February 07, 2008, 12:28:50 PM »
No , should I,? How will I know its enough or to much?
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Ret.Bugtech
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Chattanooga Tn.
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February 07, 2008, 02:22:24 PM »
You snug them down , spin the wheel and then slowly back off the lock nut until you feel a tiny bit of play when you wiggle the wheel . Lock her down and recheck. No rocket science here.
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DAVID -------I DON`T GIVE A D%#! HOW THEY DO IT IN
CALIFORNIA .
IN THE END, OLD AGE AND TREACHERY WILL
OUT DISTANCE YOUTH AND VIGOR.
Bigdummy
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Ft Worth , Texas
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Posts: 780
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February 07, 2008, 02:25:46 PM »
Ok when I snug the rear, My torque wrench only goes to 150 , how long a cheater should i use to get 200 lbs?
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Ret.Bugtech
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February 07, 2008, 07:46:02 PM »
About 3-4 feet. I use a air wrench
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DAVID -------I DON`T GIVE A D%#! HOW THEY DO IT IN
CALIFORNIA .
IN THE END, OLD AGE AND TREACHERY WILL
OUT DISTANCE YOUTH AND VIGOR.
Bigdummy
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Ft Worth , Texas
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 780
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February 07, 2008, 07:48:38 PM »
I also have a air wrench, but not that strong of one. Ill try the cheater.
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