joe sko Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hello all This is my first post here and i wish it were on better terms. Well ill get right to the point. I replaced my drivers front hub assembly just to find out after my test drive that the bad wheel bearing I had was on the passenger side. (the problem wasnt there yet) So I ordered another hub assembly for the passenger side and installed it. This side came off much easier (being the second time i did it in 3 days) but after installing it the steering is messed up. It isnt smooth at all jerks when turning in both directions and if i had to describe the sound/feel it has I would say it sounds and feels like what strut rattle is to suspension. I dont see how i could have messed anything up because nothing was ceased and its about the most straight forward wheel bearing i have ever done. This sh*ts weak please help. thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe sko Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Did you torque the axle nut properly? The Crimson Dynamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe sko Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 thanks underdog for responding. I didnt use a torque wrench to tighten the axel nut but if the torque spec is 162 ft/lb i should be pretty close to that number give or take. Is it imperitive for the nut to be exact. I always just kind of followed those as more of a guideline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 it's the axle nut! how do you know you are "pretty close"? 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe sko Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 I realise that there is no way for me to really know how tight it is without a torque wrench but for what its worth it was only like twenty pounds loose. I am a noob so in my defense im just going to say i didnt have a torque wrench with me at the time of install. Thank you for the help because indeed it was the axel nut. Only one though. One was spot on and the other about twenty pounds on the loose side. Im batting .500 at least. Once again thank you for the help...good thing i have a 86 mazda beast to drive when this thing is down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 It is important. Setting the proper torque on the nut preloads the bearing. If the bearing isn't loaded properly it will wear quickly. However, I don't think it would have gone bad right off the bat. Is it possible you messed up the strut or tie rods while banging the old hub out? The Crimson Dynamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe sko Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 In my opinion that would take A LOT of pounding. Im all good. I didnt even think about the axel nut because the problem was so severe and when inspecting both sides they were identical. Problem solved, lesson learned thanks again for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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