Some questions and problems

JoshUsherwood · 07-01-2009, 07:15 AM

just an update, my supra runs fine now, just i ran into a pretty big problem. when i had previously taken off the wheel and hub to take a look at the bad bearing, i didnt tighten the hub nut to what it should have been. when i had learned to pack bearings at school, they didnt teach us about pressed bearings. normal bearings require 18 foot pounds of torque on the hub nut, well, thinking this wasnt any different, i torked it to 18 and was driving on it. after the bearing broke into 100 pieces and i snapped my caliper mounting bracket in half, i read in the manual that the hub nut needed 147 ft lbs of torque. i just got the new bearing pressed today, and the steering knuckle all squared away, and im getting a caliper mount tomorrow. she'll be back on the road soon.

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07-01-2009, 07:15 AM	#9
JoshUsherwood Stock Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 15	just an update, my supra runs fine now, just i ran into a pretty big problem. when i had previously taken off the wheel and hub to take a look at the bad bearing, i didnt tighten the hub nut to what it should have been. when i had learned to pack bearings at school, they didnt teach us about pressed bearings. normal bearings require 18 foot pounds of torque on the hub nut, well, thinking this wasnt any different, i torked it to 18 and was driving on it. after the bearing broke into 100 pieces and i snapped my caliper mounting bracket in half, i read in the manual that the hub nut needed 147 ft lbs of torque. i just got the new bearing pressed today, and the steering knuckle all squared away, and im getting a caliper mount tomorrow. she'll be back on the road soon.