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Originally Posted by Steeveedee
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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I realize there's need for some expansion,I just have a hard time thinking I should be able to see the hub and feel wheel moving without it having far more than .001 to .008 clearance like the manual reads.
I've never heard anyone respond yet that a little rocking motion is normal and I've never had any of my older vehicles with similar bearings run like that. From my experience when I torque the nut to 15 foot pounds and back off one flat to put in cotter per manual the nut is not left being finger tight. Finger tight would leave the washer hence bearing floating around with way to much end play.