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Timken taper bearings and wheel bearing play

  • 03 Jun 2020 1:39 PM
    Message # 9012764

    I set the wheel Timken taper cold bearings to zero play but without much force on the inner nut. Turn the nut until a bit of drag is felt, then back off a little and tighten the locknut. Turn the wheel again to ensure there is no drag or at most a very small wiggle at the top of the rim. A tiny bit of preload is good. With a too large play the rollers risk start to rattle and self destruct. It is difficult to set precise with the lock nut but the bearings can cope both with a little play or a little preload. Ideally, the taper rollers should have full contact with the race. 

    Wheel bearings on cars has a fixed inner race distance so the center nut is torqued to a value, but that's not the case on the 101.

    With the earlier loose ball bearing hubs there has to be a play, because the balls must not be allowed to load one side only on the races. It has to be felt a small  wiggle at the top of the rim.

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    Last modified: 03 Jun 2020 2:27 PM | Carl-Erik Renquist
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