Wobbly Wheel Update

[Scorpion]

Managed to get my ar5e into gear this morning after a heavy night of drinking!

Jacked up the truck and gave the wheels a rock, offside okay apart from movement on steering bar(?) this bit anyway -



nearside also has play at same points -



is this play normal?

Inspected and clocked the brake disks, both of which were in good condition with negligable run out, pads as new.

Nearside wheel had a fair amount of play on the bearing so decided to give the nut a nip up. Unfortunately my hubs look a little different to the ones in the link posted by Vince.



Mine have studs with nuts on them instead of bolts and beneath the nuts are tapered collars making it difficult to remove. I tried to jack the retaining collar(?) off but only succeeded in snapping a bolt in one of the holes, will have to wait until I get to work tomorrow and bring home my stud extracters.

Anyhoo it looks like the nearside wheel bearings are loose or worn but can't tell until I get at the

[M35A2]

Managed to get my ar5e into gear this morning after a heavy night of drinking!

Jacked up the truck and gave the wheels a rock, offside okay apart from movement on steering bar(?) this bit anyway -



nearside also has play at same points -



is this play normal?

Inspected and clocked the brake disks, both of which were in good condition with negligable run out, pads as new.

Nearside wheel had a fair amount of play on the bearing so decided to give the nut a nip up. Unfortunately my hubs look a little different to the ones in the link posted by Vince.



Mine have studs with nuts on them instead of bolts and beneath the nuts are tapered collars making it difficult to remove. I tried to jack the retaining collar(?) off but only succeeded in snapping a bolt in one of the holes, will have to wait until I get to work tomorrow and bring home my stud extracters.

Anyhoo it looks like the nearside wheel bearings are loose or worn but can't tell until I get at the

Is that some type of hub extension to put the wheels out more??

[surfenstein]

Managed to get my ar5e into gear this morning after a heavy night of drinking!

Jacked up the truck and gave the wheels a rock, offside okay apart from movement on steering bar(?) this bit anyway -



nearside also has play at same points -



is this play normal?

Inspected and clocked the brake disks, both of which were in good condition with negligable run out, pads as new.

Nearside wheel had a fair amount of play on the bearing so decided to give the nut a nip up. Unfortunately my hubs look a little different to the ones in the link posted by Vince.



Mine have studs with nuts on them instead of bolts and beneath the nuts are tapered collars making it difficult to remove. I tried to jack the retaining collar(?) off but only succeeded in snapping a bolt in one of the holes, will have to wait until I get to work tomorrow and bring home my stud extracters.

Anyhoo it looks like the nearside wheel bearings are loose or worn but can't tell until I get at the

i remove the collars by tapping them with a punch and a dead blow hammer.there will be a small amount of play in the ball joints,do they lift up and down when you rock the steering if so they will need replacing.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Don't you hate it when everyone 'quotes' the post with the big pictures in?



Anyhoo, Copycat, get that chassis/running gear cleaned up and painted, you can't be in the shiney club with just shiney bodywork!

[MattF]

Don't you hate it when everyone 'quotes' the post with the big pictures in?

Hell yes.

[Scorpion]

Don't you hate it when everyone 'quotes' the post with the big pictures in?



Anyhoo, Copycat, get that chassis/running gear cleaned up and painted, you can't be in the shiney club with just shiney bodywork!

Ah, Vince, I wish I'd popped down to Ladbrokes and put a tenner on you saying that I needed to get my 'underside' seen to! It was actually going through my mind when I was posting the pictures that you'd be the first one in with the 'clean your act up' post.

One day mate, me and my Hammerite tin are going to get under there, perhaps next spring!

[fatfires]

unless you want to be hunting all over the garage/drive etc for those cones put the nuts back on..then give the plate a sharp clout or a soft metal wedge behind the centre plate and they will pop out, the studs stay attached to the hub! then you can get to the bearing lock nuts. Probably easier if you remove your wheel spacers first, looks like you now need a new wheel/spacer stud

[Scorpion]

i remove the collars by tapping them with a punch and a dead blow hammer.there will be a small amount of play in the ball joints,do they lift up and down when you rock the steering if so they will need replacing.

Yep, there is some lift on the ball joints. Looks like I'll be paying Milners a visit or do you prefer Roughtrax? I've had some good stuff from Milners but other members seem to have had problems with inferior parts?

[fatfires]

Yep, there is some lift on the ball joints. Looks like I'll be paying Milners a visit or do you prefer Roughtrax? I've had some good stuff from Milners but other members seem to have had problems with inferior parts?

roughtrax

[BUSHWHACKER]

Ah, Vince, I wish I'd popped down to Ladbrokes and put a tenner on you saying that I needed to get my 'underside' seen to! It was actually going through my mind when I was posting the pictures that you'd be the first one in with the 'clean your act up' post.


One day mate, me and my Hammerite tin are going to get under there, perhaps next spring!

Ok, but don't put it off like you did your wheel bearings!




By the way, this is for using a jack on the hub plate..........

[KERRSURF]

I take it you inserted that bolt that is now broken. If so just get it out and put 2 bolts in either side of flange (threaded holes) and tighten up enenly until flange pops off, leave the retaining nuts on a couple of threads to stop cone washers pinging off. If flange is hard to remove a few taps with a soft faced hammer should free it up if you have enough tension on the removal bolts you have put in.
It looks like a fair amount of black hammerite has been applied to the flange at some point ant this will be helping it stick on.

[KERRSURF]

I wouldn't work on your truck with just a jack under it.
This might not be the case but it looks that way from pics.
wouldn't want to lose a fellow surfer.

[Scorpion]

Ok, but don't put it off like you did your wheel bearings!




By the way, this is for using a jack on the hub plate..........

Ha ha, that's an optical illusion mate. Even I know better than to jack a 2 ton truck on the hub plate, it was actually on the cross member.

Now Sir, if you would be so kind as to remove my 'Stupid Boy' award.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Ha ha, that's an optical illusion mate. Even I know better than to jack a 2 ton truck on the hub plate, it was actually on the cross member.

Now Sir, if you would be so kind as to remove my 'Stupid Boy' award.

This what you said........... " I tried to jack the retaining collar(?) off but only succeeded in snapping a bolt in one of the holes, will have to wait until I get to work tomorrow and bring home my stud extracters."


Once issued, they are non-returnable!

[Scorpion]

This what you said........... " I tried to jack the retaining collar(?) off but only succeeded in snapping a bolt in one of the holes, will have to wait until I get to work tomorrow and bring home my stud extracters."


Once issued, they are non-returnable!

Oh well, a valuable lesson learned, ALWAYS check how you phrase your write ups.