gq wheel bearings

[ben88milo10]

hi every one im new , um iv got a gq 4.2 petrol.
7" springs 35s front locker ect.
iv got a wierd problem,
front right wheel bearing contiuosly comes loose, new bearings both sides, done exacltly the same time as by brothers mavericks.
passenger side is perfect. anybody had the same issue, im thinking the locking tabs/ring things.

[91Mav]

G'day mate, welcome to the forum.

Assuming the locking tabs been folded over the nut, the nut can't come loose. If the bearings were new, they may get a little loose as they're run in. This is the reason for running some preload on the wheel bearings.

I'm guessing that the bearing races were not fully installed to the stops. Pull the hubs off and make sure the races are seated and the bearings haven't flogged out then reinstall them with some bearing preload. If the nuts are gauged from using a chisel, grind the sides flat. Make sure to bend the tabs over a couple of sides of the nut and you should be sweet.

[RC_Freak]

Welcome to Outerlimits4x4,
How are ya? ya Peanut!

Stop letting ya brother work on ya truck!
problem solved.....lol

Matt.

[ben88milo10]

haha rc freak.. . . hay free labour is free labour, il take what i can get.
yeah the races got bashed all the way in (we love our hammer's) :-)
the locking tab is my ?? it has been in and out a few times with the same tab.

skrew it, mog diffs it is...

[RC_Freak]

Dont be a Tightass! buy a few spare lock tabs!

Matt.

[ben88milo10]

nah i just bashed it flat and sent it back in for another round, so i really dont know what was happening, both side wheels the tabs where bent over. and the good side was full of water

finished that ute yet???!!!

[RIPNMUD]

some times the little dick on the locking tab wears off and and it will just spin on the hub

[MEGATROL]

hi
if a cold chisle and hammer were use to remove nd install the lock nuts instead of a hub socket, then chances are when the lock nut gets tightned up the lock washer picks up on the sharp burs that are left from the chisle and it spins wich shears the little locating tab off therefore even if u fold the tab over the lock nut isnt actually locked, wich then comes loose and walah theres ur probeb.

my advice is remove both nuts and use a file or flap disc on a grinder to smoothen out bothe sides of both nuts untill all sharp bits and gouges are removed then refit it together with a new locking washer and apply a lick of grease to oth sides of the lock washer to reduce the chanc of the nut picking up, and use a proper Hub socket to tighten the nuts instead of butchering it with a chisle.

i used to have the same problem untill i changed the way i do them and havnt had a dramer since
hope this helps

cheers pickels

[Lepa]

later model gq's (like my '99 ute) locking ring on wheel bearings is another ring with grub screws to hold it tight. i haven't had a problem since i've put in new new bearings and i think is a better system than the tab system. lep