Owen Posted August 10, 2000 Share Posted August 10, 2000 I've seen various posts, etc on tightening the stub axle to over 200 ft-lbs and such and I can go to 150 with my wrench. Problem is, at 110 or so the axle assembly gets to tight that I can't even rotate it, is it supposed be this tight? Or do I have a spacing issue or something? Owen ------------------ http://www.homestead.com/s30z/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted August 10, 2000 Share Posted August 10, 2000 Woah there. If you can't turn the stub axle when it gets to 110 ftlb, then something's amiss. Are you sure that the spacer tube that goes between the bearings is the correct one for the strut housing? There are three possibilities for the length of the tube and the width of the strut housing. The strut housing (cast portion) and the spacer tube are marked with an A, B, or C. Most of them are B, but the A and C are for out-of-mid-tolerance spec. In other words, as the strut housing is made, a slight variation in the width between where the inner and outher bearings rest can occur. The three spacer tubes are made to handle that tolerance. Did the spacers come out of the strut housings you are using? If the spacer was too long or short for the housing it could have this effect. I can't think of another reason that the stub axle would start to bind when tightening the nut, other than the area where the bearing outer races rest isn't clean or it has a burr, or the spacer tube is the wrong one for the strut housing. Good luck ------------------ Pete Paraska - 73 540Z - Marathon Z Project - pparaska@home.com">pparaska@home.com - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted August 10, 2000 Share Posted August 10, 2000 ...And you want to check the bearings and races on that stub axle... you may have damaged them... Mike ------------------ "I will not be a spectator in the sport of life!" mjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted August 11, 2000 Author Share Posted August 11, 2000 Thanks guys, I knew about the ABC sizes but only changed the bearings, I kept the same spacers with the same axles. Oh well, guess I gotta pull them off again! Owen ------------------ http://www.homestead.com/s30z/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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