Guys,
I'm restoring my 69 and I just noticed while I was setting the front wheel alignment preliminarily before I can get it to an alignment shop that rotors have some play in them. It's not much but there is a little bit of wobble there. The hubs are factory originals. It's been some time since I set the bearings and races on the wheel hubs, probably 8-10 years, (this resto is going on 20 years) and I believe I followed the aim by torquing it down to 12 ft/lbs to seat the bearings then loosening and then lightly snugging the bolt down again then installed the cotter pin. Is it common to have this play in the bearings? I can get a dial gauge and measure it but how much is acceptable?
Mike
I'm restoring my 69 and I just noticed while I was setting the front wheel alignment preliminarily before I can get it to an alignment shop that rotors have some play in them. It's not much but there is a little bit of wobble there. The hubs are factory originals. It's been some time since I set the bearings and races on the wheel hubs, probably 8-10 years, (this resto is going on 20 years) and I believe I followed the aim by torquing it down to 12 ft/lbs to seat the bearings then loosening and then lightly snugging the bolt down again then installed the cotter pin. Is it common to have this play in the bearings? I can get a dial gauge and measure it but how much is acceptable?
Mike
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