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Old 05-04-2017, 12:12 AM   #8
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Re: Wheel bearing help...

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Originally Posted by trac209 View Post
I will add that isn't it important that I don't have any free play in the wheel? If a quarter turn back more makes the bearing loose I would think that it not possible to be too tight as I have it now.
If you don't leave clearance for thermal expansion, you'll turn those bearings to toast in short order. That's the reason for the free play I cited earlier.
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