I jacked up my front end this morning to check things out, it's been six months and under 1000 miles since I did a disc conversion to the truck. Passenger side had a little vertical movement at the tire, so I figured the wheel nut needed adjusting. Pulled the locking hub, outer nut etc, and the inner nut was about right. So I checked everything else with the knuckles, but the movement is definitely in the hub/bearings, not the knuckle.
So I tightened the inner wheel nut a little at a time, until it was way over torqued, and the slop remains, but the wheel continues to rotate smoothly and with little effort. Normally if you over torque the inner nut, the hub/wheel won't rotate at all.
I figure I need new wheel bearings, but what am I looking for when I pull it apart? It seems to me that there must be an issue with the spacing of the bearings if the wheel nut can't clamp the hub to the spindle? Am I thinking about that right?
All swapped parts are from a kit, from one of the reputable vendors. Any thoughts are appreciated.
So I tightened the inner wheel nut a little at a time, until it was way over torqued, and the slop remains, but the wheel continues to rotate smoothly and with little effort. Normally if you over torque the inner nut, the hub/wheel won't rotate at all.
I figure I need new wheel bearings, but what am I looking for when I pull it apart? It seems to me that there must be an issue with the spacing of the bearings if the wheel nut can't clamp the hub to the spindle? Am I thinking about that right?
All swapped parts are from a kit, from one of the reputable vendors. Any thoughts are appreciated.