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Re: Front wheel wiggle
[Re: 6PAX]
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07/07/24 05:10 PM
07/07/24 05:10 PM
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John_Kunkel
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Take the dust cap off of the drum and rock the tire...you'll see if the wiggle is is at the spindle.
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Re: Front wheel wiggle
[Re: topside]
#3242878
07/07/24 06:56 PM
07/07/24 06:56 PM
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Posts: 21,162 Eagle, Idaho
Neil
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Spindle nuts set up per the book on older vehicles may have some wiggle left over, but it's just barely perceptible, and should not make any noise. If you have a totally obvious clunk clunk thing going on then something is not right. Last part of the 3rd paragraph. https://brakeperformance.com/wheel-bearing-service1.php#
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Re: Front wheel wiggle
[Re: topside]
#3242899
07/07/24 09:10 PM
07/07/24 09:10 PM
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Posts: 5,723 Detroit area
6PAX
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Same wheels as before ? Any interference/clearance issues @ hub or caliper or upper arm ?
Finger tight on bearings isn't enough, if I'm interpreting the post correctly - I usually use a big crescent wrench - but wheel/tire should spin pretty freely when nut is tightened. None of it is as before. I converted from the original sbp drum brakes to the later lbp disks. The wheels are new, never been on the car before. No interference/clearance issues whatsoever. I just did the finger tight thing because that was what the service manual said to do.
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Re: Front wheel wiggle
[Re: 6PAX]
#3242918
07/07/24 11:08 PM
07/07/24 11:08 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,279 Someplace you aren't
SomeCarGuy
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Maybe the a body is different, but for a b and e you are supposed to torque to an inch pounds spec and then loosen one key way. Or tighten by feel as many do. I find the spec way to leave a barely perceptible wiggle and I like it a bit tighter than that.
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Re: Front wheel wiggle
[Re: earlymopar]
#3242982
07/08/24 09:31 AM
07/08/24 09:31 AM
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Posts: 1,573 Michigan
Kiddart
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one thing that i aways did wrong was not spinning the rotor while you tighten, I was told this seats the needle bearings properly. everything else i did correct. i think i went to 70 inch pounds then back off one key on the nut cover for the cotterpin.
Thank you Kiddart
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