Since very few of us are going to have dial indicator jig
attached to the spindle to measure that end run out (british term), We
just have to work with what we have. I remember that manual reference
you made, but my dad said that it would be too tight that way. Since
the Alpine uses Huge bearings up front, it seemed safe to allow a little
less stress on the bearings. I have done it this way ever since. Even
loos, the Monza bearing would burn up. If you make the "OK" symbol with
your hand, that circle is the size of the outer bearings on the monza.
They lasted about 10,000 miles before they were scored and ruined. It's
the worse design I have ever seen. Never buy one !! That's one of the
resons most V-8 vega's go to the Camero front suspension instead of the
Vega/Monza.
Keep'em Rollin'
Rich
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> From: RPalmerBob@aol.com[SMTP:RPalmerBob@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 1997 10:26 AM
> To: Richard Atherton (Entex)
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Brake Rotors
>
> Rich,
> You are right, it would be wrong to leave the hubs torqued to 14 lbs.
> According to the official Rootes Manual, first tighten hub nut to
> torque
> reading of 15-20 lb-ft while spinning the wheel, then back off one or
> one and
> one-half flats, spin wheel again, and then check end float. End float
> spec
> is 0.002-0.007". With a minimum adjustment of 30 degrees on the hub
> nut, I
> guess you should be able to get within these specs. I used to back
> the nut
> off until I just got a perceptible looseness with the wheel mounted;
> grabbing
> the top and bottom and pushing back and forth. With this procedure,
> after a
> few miles (or hundred miles), the wheel would invariably have loosened
> up
> somewhat. More recently I have tightened the nut just enough to
> remove the
> play. Although being a little bit nervous at first, I've found after
> some
> 30,000 miles or so that the wheel bearings are doing just fine. My
> procedure
> may actually be equivalent to the one you describe. Probably the 450#
> springs, heavy duty shocks, low profile tires set at 36 psi, and
> driving down
> rough roads at 120+ mph is a lot harder on the poor wheel bearings
> than the
> extra notch I tighten the nut.
>
> Bob
>
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