Thread: Salisbury Wheel Bearings

yeppoon eh.........i grew up in gracemere

i assume you have a hub nut spanner? it makes the job far easier.....

other might be able to explain it better than me.......i don't believe there is a set preload, while spinning the hub i run the nut run up until it takes out all the movement in the bearings.....no need to continue tightening. i repeat this a few times i.e. the weight of your arm on a long screwdriver that is through the hub nut spanner

Thanks Weeds , Gracemere is a growing place, I pass through there every week. It even has a McDonalds now !!

Originally Posted by JamesB

Thanks Weeds , Gracemere is a growing place, I pass through there every week. It even has a McDonalds now !!

well there you go.....its been a long time since i have driven though, cannot believe its big enough for a Macca's

I've got one of the common tube spanners for doing the hub nuts.
I usually use a screwdriver through the tube spanner to do it up quite tight while turning the hub by hand, then back off until its free, remove the screwdriver and tighten the tube spanner firmly with my hands (firm - not gorilla tight ).

Not sure if that's anything like a recommended method but its worked well for me.

Steve