Front wheel brearings temp

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Oct 21, 2003 | 12:53 AM

missouguy

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Front wheel brearings temp

Hey guys;

I hope this is the right forum.

I changed ball joints, and tie rod ends and cleaned and repacked the bearings.

Today after I drove it I put it in the garage and it smelled like something was hot. I checked the dust caps on the spindles and could not put my hands on them. Are they supposed to be this hot? I thought it might just be the new grease heating up causing the smell.

The wheels spin easily and I followed the instructions in the Haynes manual. Tourque to 21-25 ft lbs, then spin the wheels, check the torque again. Then back off 1/8 turn. Then tighten hand tight. When I tried to hand tighten, it would not move.

I put it all back together and here we are.

Any tips, or is everything jake?

Thanks

Frank

Oct 21, 2003 | 08:56 AM

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The wheel bearings should not get that hot unless maybe if you are using the front brakes really hard. Double check your work and keep an eye on these.

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