I replaced the bearings, races and seal on the wheels on my boat trailer.
Tightened while spinning and then loosened and tightened by hand. Could not get the cotter pin in.
After reading on the internet, I decided I should re-tighten the nut using a torque wrench.
Tightened to 50lbs and heard some metal groaning. Loosened and tightened slightly. Now I can just get the cotter pin in. If I rock the wheel side to side I can detect a slight movement which is what you should end up with.
So either the race was not set all the way or the tapered bearing had not slid enough on the tapered shaft.
Tightened while spinning and then loosened and tightened by hand. Could not get the cotter pin in.
After reading on the internet, I decided I should re-tighten the nut using a torque wrench.
Tightened to 50lbs and heard some metal groaning. Loosened and tightened slightly. Now I can just get the cotter pin in. If I rock the wheel side to side I can detect a slight movement which is what you should end up with.
So either the race was not set all the way or the tapered bearing had not slid enough on the tapered shaft.
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