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Wire Wheels & Wheel Bearings

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Subject: Wire Wheels & Wheel Bearings
From: Acekraut11@aol.com
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:51:47 -0400
Hi List,
After a complete front end rebuild I am having a problem that I can't chase 
down the solution to.  Well, several problems, but I will concentrate on one 
first.  The car has wire wheels and this is the first time I have owned a car 
with wire wheels.  When the car is sitting I can grab the top of each of the 
front wheels and move them and it appears that there is some play in the 
wheels.  I have tightened and retightened the wheel bearings.  The first time I 
did it, I used a torque wrench to set the castle nut at the specified torque, 
then moved the nut back a flat.  This method seemed to produce too much play so 
I tightened it up a bit more.  This past Sunday I decided to tighten the 
bearings up again and discovered the right front outer bearing and race were 
garbage.  Replaced the bearing and race tonight.  The left side seems to be a 
little tighter, but the right side is about the same.  Should wire wheels have 
ANY play in them at all?  If not, does it sound as though the bearings arent 
quite tight enough?  What are the symptoms of a bearing that is TOO tight?  And 
what procedures do listers use to tighten the wheel bearings the correct 
amount?  I might just be a bit to timid, but I would rather poll the list than 
first rather than make a mistake.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Aaron CropleyTopsham, Maine

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