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Got back from the Lake district on Sunday and could detect a little noise in the nearside front, when I got back I grabs the tyre (in the traditional manner) and gives it a pull side to side as it were....definate movement, so today I remove wheel and the hub dust cover, there is a strange lock washer that covers the nut and has metal strands that interfere with the threads "preventing" its accidentally undoing itself...Is this the STD method, I'm traditionally used to a castellated nut and a split pin? anyway the hub nut is barely tight by any defination but over tightening prevents the front wheel from any movement at all, I tightened it a little replaced the H Robinson lock washer and all seems better...Is there a prefered method or is summut up as we say in the North...am I better replacing something complicated and no doubt expensive?
Regards
Bonnietiler

The pressed steel 'lock washer' is standard, just fits over the nut and the split pin goes through the frilly bit. I think there is a torque for the wheel bearing nut (can't remember, 5 lbft?), but it is too light for my torque wrench. I use a normal socket wrench with one finger weight on the end to tighten the nut, then back it off a little and use the extension and socket without the wrench to hand tighten the nut, then replace the lock washer and pin etc. I find this normally tightens it enough to avoid too much play over without over tightening.

Alan
Saab 9000 Stg 1 (now passed to son for his family car)
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Saab 9-5 2.3 Vector Auto Estate
'81 TR7 DHC

Thanks very much I basically just tightened it (too much) and undid it very slowly until I seemed to have the correct torque.
Tell me though are the front hub bearings an easy job?
Regards
Bonnietiler

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by bonnietiler</i>

... Tell me though are the front hub bearings an easy job?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
It can be done by the side of the road in well under an hour [:p]

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Beans</i>

[quote]<i>Originally posted by bonnietiler</i>

... Tell me though are the front hub bearings an easy job?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
It can be done by the side of the road in well under an hour [:p]

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Experience speaking?

Hasbeen

Yeah they are easy, I did the fronts a few years ago, even following the Haynes manual they were easy.


1980 Persian Aqua DHC

Never seen the thing I think you are describing. Just the castellated nut. I greased my bearings last year and later there was a slight shimmy and when driving on pasture at car shows it seemed there was a loose something in front end. I put the car up on jack stands yesterday and there is play in the bearings, same both wheels. Will have to snug them up. I don't use torques wrench (I may have last time), you need an inch/lb. one 5x12= 60 inch/lbs. After wheel rotation and what ever I can think of I'll give it a test drive.


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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by saabfast</i>

The pressed steel 'lock washer' is standard, just fits over the nut and the split pin goes through the frilly bit. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Looks like this ...



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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Hasbeen</i>

... Experience speaking? ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Yes, but not on one of my own cars [:p]

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