Wheel bearing install, wheel hard to spin.

[-RJ-]

Ok here's my problem. I have a J30 hub with a 240sx bearing. I replaced the bearing and installed eveything back on my car and torqued the hub nut to 108 ft/lbs per fsm. Now my problem is that after everything was installed the wheel was hard to spin. I tried the other side and it spun fine. My question is should I loosen it a little, if so is that safe?

I also notice there is one part of it is harder to spin. As if I were to hold the 12:00 position and spin it clockwise, it would be harder to spin between 1:00 and 3:00 positions

I guess another question is the lock washer for the J30 and S13 the same? Im using the lock washer from the s13


Modified by -RJ- at 3:15 PM 2/23/2010

[compactfean]

The problem with that setup is you can't use the locking ring with the 240sx bearing. The bearing is too thick. What is happened is when you torque it down the pressure is going against the bearing. Machine the bearing and put the locking ring in that should solve it. I don't see why can't just take the hubs to the machine shop and have them weld up the holes for the studs and redrill the 5 lug pattern and put in new wheel studs. Cost me 80 bucks for machine and weld and 20 bucks for 10 wheel studs.

[-RJ-]

ive been running that for the front for about a year now, this is the first one i replaced since then. I think water got into that bearing because when i went to remove the hub, that metal cap was off. Neither have the snap ring on but i do plan on getting it. I know there are other people who have that setup as well.

[compactfean]

You only got one year out of that wheel bearing?! Just for the fact of that lock ring I've always been nervous about using those hubs. Maybe I if you have a machine shop they can cut the hub to fit the ring.

[-RJ-]

I dont track or do anything extreme with the car. I did see if the bearing shifted at all before i removed it, it was still nice and snug. but yes i do plan on getting it machined so i can do more epic things (like track and suck)

but my question still remains...

[Duce40sx]

Ok here's my problem. I have a J30 hub with a 240sx bearing. I replaced the bearing and installed eveything back on my car and torqued the hub nut to 108 ft/lbs per fsm. Now my problem is that after everything was installed the wheel was hard to spin. I tried the other side and it spun fine. My question is should I loosen it a little, if so is that safe?

I also notice there is one part of it is harder to spin. As if I were to hold the 12:00 position and spin it clockwise, it would be harder to spin between 1:00 and 3:00 positions

I guess another question is the lock washer for the J30 and S13 the same? Im using the lock washer from the s13

Modified by -RJ- at 3:15 PM 2/23/2010

It's because the J30 and 240sx front hubs aren't the same, there is a small tolerance difference and that would be an issue. It's not designed for what you're doing.

Try this link: Go to definitive brake swap, and use a real S13 hub, they are cheap anyway:

http://www.tunerclub.net/forum...ilvia

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