my wheel bearings hate me!

[shaunpierre]

more dramas with the sev.... driving me insane!!

i got ae86 struts xt130 lca ect and my left front wheel bearings keep blowing... i replaced them sooo many times but they just keep blowing.. followed a owners manual with a toqrue wrench but no luck, filling hub right up with grease but no luck my stub isnt bad small evidence of scuff/wear on the outer side but no play so could it be the hub?? the cones are easy to insert and remove

or should i look into gettin new stub and hub!

people say rims and camber are a factor.. i dont think but i have 14x7.5 -7? and T3 canber plates but only on half way to max camber... ALSO my tyre wears soo much faster on the outer side.. it should be the opposite with the camber set up i got

get back to me guys :)

[Sam-Q]

your using a torque wrench on wheel bearings?

they are meant to be just nipped up with your fingers alone. Just curious what spec do they say?

[Jacobxxx]

Go get a proper wheel allignment.. if you're running camber you shouldn't be wearing the outside of the tyre.

Negative offset will of course kill wheel bearings quicker. I've gone through a couple on my ke70 (14x8 -15 xt130's etc)

[Celica RA45]

sound s like to much toe out ra40 struts for the win

[Jacobxxx]

Why ra40 struts ftw if it's just a toe out issue? wheel allignment and it's fixed..

[Skylar]

bigger stub axles, bigger bearings, takes more load = run more negative offset?

[ke70dave]

your using a torque wrench on wheel bearings?

they are meant to be just nipped up with your fingers alone. Just curious what spec do they say?

there is a torque specified in the ae86 chassis manual of 21Ft/lb.

to the OP are you packing them with grease properly? not just smearing the grease over it.

like shown here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agxjGtmHV_4

you shoudltn have the dramas you are having, even with a bit of negative camber.

[shaunpierre]

yea 30 newton meters, then undo and then finger tight, yeee packed the bearigns also, might get wheel alingment thats the cheapest option for now..

thanks guys will update soon

[Philbo]

ALSO my tyre wears soo much faster on the outer side.. it should be the opposite with the camber set up i got

Mega toe in? Does it pull off the road/steer funny?

[Celica RA45]

most full on race cars as in ae86 group A has a spacer made up to go over the stub axle to give it strength and some others went for the RA 40 strut as it had a stronger stub axle no flex like the ae86

[Jacobxxx]

Ah that makes sense, Didn't really think about it that way.

[sam2306]

get new bearing races, just because you change the bearing doesnt mean it will be ok. the races are bedded into the old bearings therefore can cause them to wear quicker. but first get a wheel alignment

[jakel]

Normally after you have done a couple you just get a feel for it, but there are actual torque settings for wheel bearings.

[maxhag]

You need to get a proper wheel alignment. From what you said about 'camber tops set at half camber', Did you set that yourself? For true alignment each side wont be set in the exactly same positions as each other due to a number of contributing factors. And if you are attempting to run any neg camber and its wearing on the outside, alignment is obviously out.

Alot of people dont realise how much effect/differance a car is with a professionally aligned front (and rear) end. I also recommend taking to to an actual suspension shop, and NOT a tyre place. That way you are getting it done by people who are skilled in this area, and not some douchebag who fits tyres and has no experience with 'serious' cars and suspension setups. Also, after they do your alignment, they should give you further clues to the bearing problem if you explain your problem.

Its only around $55 for a proper alignment....

[shaunpierre]

ra40?? never really looked into them, would my shocks springs all fit?

yea steers to the left prity hard got to have hands on the wheel at all times pitty much lol only started since xt130 lca are in never went for wheel alingment.. jsut measured with tape measure

havnt really moved the car since my rear shoes need replacin and i been drivin my other car last couple weeks... i got this week off from uni so should have some progress on the ke :) :)
first thing is wheel aling ment and new bearings again fml

thanks again guys :)

[shaunpierre]

forgot to mention.. recently went past my tyre guy, he is fob but looks like he knows his shit, he sugested that it could be a bush??? i havnt check but there is no noise or clear sings that its a bush atm.. he qouted 35 for wheel alingment since reg customer lol ;)
might go after i replace my shoes!
love hate with the ke

[shaunpierre]

went past proper bearing shop, was told its not the way im putting the bearings in :S must either be my stub axle or the housing... cosidering ra40 but will all my ae86 shocks, springs and camber tops fit???

[stahlz_ae86]

Have you had it alligned yet? When you changed the bearings did you do both the cup and cone?