T/A spindle nut torque?
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St. Jude Donor '12
T/A spindle nut torque?
Okay, I changed out the stock TA's to new offset ones and the VBP video I'm watching says to torque the spindle nut down to 100 ft lbs!!!
If I go much over 30 the hub won't even turn using pretty good force. 100 seems like instant bearing failure to me. Am I missing something here?
I torqued them down so there is just a little resistance turning the hub assembly then lined up the closest slot in the castle nut and put the cotter pin in. ???
If I go much over 30 the hub won't even turn using pretty good force. 100 seems like instant bearing failure to me. Am I missing something here?
I torqued them down so there is just a little resistance turning the hub assembly then lined up the closest slot in the castle nut and put the cotter pin in. ???
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Sounds like you don't have enough shim in between the inner and outer bearings. You should still have clearance (.001" ~ .008" I believe) with the spindle nut fully torqued. This is checked with a dial indicator and a magnetic base. If it is locking up then your clearance is something less than "0". And yes this is a bad thing.
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Sounds like you don't have enough shim in between the inner and outer bearings. You should still have clearance (.001" ~ .008" I believe) with the spindle nut fully torqued. This is checked with a dial indicator and a magnetic base. If it is locking up then your clearance is something less than "0". And yes this is a bad thing.
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Okay, I got one side done but I found out why there weren't any shims one side (there was one on the other side, didn't see it initially under the grease) the threads on the spindle are buggered up.
Does anybody know what size these threads are? What size die would I need to run over them? I figure maybe if I run a die over them and get a new castle nut it will tighten up.
If not, it's $140 for a new spindle
Does anybody know what size these threads are? What size die would I need to run over them? I figure maybe if I run a die over them and get a new castle nut it will tighten up.
If not, it's $140 for a new spindle
