Geico266
Well Known Member
I was talking with Marty about the wheel nut adjustment and he told me I better read the instructions. (What ? Me be wrong ) Seems these are tapered wheel bearings and they require a different loading / large nut torquing than I'm used to on other RV's axles.
They want you to rock the wheel back and tighten the nut as tight as you can get it by hand. (So far so good.) Then tighten to the NEXT hole. This is different than what I've been told to do in the past, which is to back off to the next hole provided there is no lateral (side to side) movement. Also, make sure the washer is centered on the nut to correctly put pressure on the seal.
Just a heads up for anyone else who has worked on RV wheels before. Please read the instructions as there are other parts on these wheels (specifically, the lock washer(s) orientation) that are not on other RV's I've worked on. Nuf said, carry on.
Oh, I almost forget...Thanks Marty!
They want you to rock the wheel back and tighten the nut as tight as you can get it by hand. (So far so good.) Then tighten to the NEXT hole. This is different than what I've been told to do in the past, which is to back off to the next hole provided there is no lateral (side to side) movement. Also, make sure the washer is centered on the nut to correctly put pressure on the seal.
Just a heads up for anyone else who has worked on RV wheels before. Please read the instructions as there are other parts on these wheels (specifically, the lock washer(s) orientation) that are not on other RV's I've worked on. Nuf said, carry on.
Oh, I almost forget...Thanks Marty!
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