johndeeregreg
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continued from my previous post... we are replacing the whole back plate and all on the quality axles along with that one drum, on the alko we are
doing mags, shoes, and couple other small parts. we machined the armature plates flat with a belt sander, took a while and a few beers but for only a
couple it worked.
my main question now is how do you guys set your bearings? typically on wagons and stuff after we seat the bearings we back off the nut and just
tighten it by hand and put the cotter pin in. when i was seating the bearings on the one hub that i got installed i used a 12" channel locks on the
nut and got it about as tight as the pliers could get it, the hub spins good and when i back the nut off and tighten it back with my fingers there is
definitely more brake drag noise as opposed to when i have it tightened down with the small channel lock. what is the proper technique for these? also
on the left side the inside tires have more wear on the inside 1.5" - 2" of the tread than the rest of the tires, is that a sign of alignment issue or
loose bearings?
doing mags, shoes, and couple other small parts. we machined the armature plates flat with a belt sander, took a while and a few beers but for only a
couple it worked.
my main question now is how do you guys set your bearings? typically on wagons and stuff after we seat the bearings we back off the nut and just
tighten it by hand and put the cotter pin in. when i was seating the bearings on the one hub that i got installed i used a 12" channel locks on the
nut and got it about as tight as the pliers could get it, the hub spins good and when i back the nut off and tighten it back with my fingers there is
definitely more brake drag noise as opposed to when i have it tightened down with the small channel lock. what is the proper technique for these? also
on the left side the inside tires have more wear on the inside 1.5" - 2" of the tread than the rest of the tires, is that a sign of alignment issue or
loose bearings?