Bearing Adjustment

[@johnk2320]

Always good information. Thanks

[@noesnaula8863]

Good infoooo❤

[@robertbenavidez7164]

Well said ! I AGREE ON EVERYTHING YOU SAID!

[@matthewhansen5008]

I think bearing adjustment should be part of a routine maintenance schedule for a truck or trailer.

[@hardhead7056]

Wrong.. To tight a nut on tapered wheel bearing can put uneven pressure across the bearing surface. Causing premature heal ware on each single cilyndrical bearing "ball".. And will prematurely destroy the hardened coating on the bearing. In the "heel" area.

[@MDAlignment]

I agree that you wouldn't want to over tighten a bearing. Would you agree that if a process consistently results in longer bearing, seal and tire life the bearing is not over tightened?

[@hardhead7056]

@@MDAlignment i believe you are playing both side of fence. What is correct is correct. That's obviously what everyone should strive for. But a tapered wheel bearing, at least on a drive axle, can be tighten too much. It was said in this video that it is not possible to overtighten a bearing. That is not true. I've seen it. Wish i had took a picture. I didn't know why until i reaserched it myself. Before replacing it with new one. But Thank you sir for your reply.

[@MDAlignment]

@@hardhead7056 I had to re-watch this video based on what you said and I did not hear Mike or I say that the bearing cannot be overtightened, in fact we talked about the indicators that a bearing is too tight or too loose when you have completed the job and before you put weight back on the wheel. I know a bearing can be overtightened, that's why we discussed it in this way.

[@hardhead7056]

@@MDAlignment well, now i will to.. I thought i re-watched it before posting. 🤔

[@hardhead7056]

@@MDAlignment on the topic of too tight.. 22:30. "If it's not wiggling and i can still spin it, it's fine". Can lead me to believe that, "no matter how tight, if i can spin it, it can't be to tight.". That's giving someone to much latitude to screw up. I say this because a looong time ago. Before I knew better. 20 years ago. I watch a guy put on my drive hub with an impact and it spun with one hand. Some time passed and i had tire ware issues. I proceeded to check and change ALL my drive wheel bearings. Starting with the one with irregular ware. It was the only bad one. It had bad heal ware on the end of the roller bearing. In my reaserch i saw how excessive nut tension can easily cause the premature ware of the hardness coating that Timken and other bearing manufacturers employ for longer life. Once the coating exposes the softer core bearing material it's very quick to completely fail. So. I used the torque step method recommended by a few bearing manufacturers to preload and sent my bearing backlash.