i've just had new rear wheel bearings pressed into the hubs of my ex sierra 4x4 drivetrain ind fitted them to my chassis. Haynes manual says they should be torqued to 180 lb/ft + but if i take them above 120 the bearings on both sides lock and i can no longer turn the hub. Any suggestions on whats wrong/ what i can do about it.
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R U sure they are 4x4 hubs, sounds to me like they are standard units.

o no they are def from a xr4x4- removed them myself! there are 2 races inside compared to the standard hub's one, apparantly. had them pressed in at local machine shop. something strange going on!

Are you sure you have the correct bearings? I had to replace one during my build and found ABS and non ABS parts are different (ABS being about 50% more £££). Also need to check that outer races are seating correctly and that the spacer they sit against is not damaged leading them to be too far apart and not allowing the inner races to come together.

Have you had the ABS bits on shaft ground down,mine wouldnt fit in hub carrier till i did this.
Just thought it might be pulling up as you tighten the hub nut and grinding to a halt.

yeat the abs rings have been machined. looks like i'll have to get them pressed out and checked- and yeah they were 50% dearer than the other ones!

When i took out the bearings out of my hubs, they didnt need pushing out, once the seals had been prised out, the bearings just fell out, and i didnt need to push them back in either, just the seals.

Am i doing something wrong?

P.S. I could do mine up to the max torque with no probs.

[Edited on 30/10/03 by greggors84]

All sounds a bit "Graham Norton" to me...

something is deffo wrong...

Maybe chat weekend m8... MK

Just reassembled my rear hubs and now they dont budge when tightened!!! Dont know what ive done differently. Scotlad, did you ever sort yours out?