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help wheel bearings keep coming loose

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:53 pm
by damo13
well as above i changed my wheel bearings and now for some reason they keep coming loose as soon as a drive about 100 meters i cant work it out ive re done it about 5 times and the same thing any ideas please

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:55 pm
by Z()LTAN
bent the ears back on the locktabs?

Got them tight enough?

Have them in the correct order?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:00 am
by PJ.zook
Threads stripping in nuts or shaft?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:27 pm
by bazzle
What vehicle/model?
What sort of locking mechanism? (pix)
How are you setting the preload?
Do you have large offset rims on a nissan?

Bazzle

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:32 pm
by Guy
Appears to be a GU according to the thread of the same name and content in the nissan forum.

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/sutra1860 ... t=#1860187

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:14 pm
by PGS 4WD
Are you sure you knocked the new bearing cones home?

Joel

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:17 pm
by joeblow
put the screws back in the locking tab?

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:05 am
by rusty bus
Looked at the back of the knuckle as you check wheel bearing freeplay to make sure its not actually your swivel hub bearings which have the freeplay??

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:22 am
by Z()LTAN
rusty bus wrote:Looked at the back of the knuckle as you check wheel bearing freeplay to make sure its not actually your swivel hub bearings which have the freeplay??
Good thinkin 99