hi, you should nt have to use a torque wrench or weight gauge. tighten the wheel nut up just till it stops , then a bit more i.e just keep tightening the nut until you get no more play out of the wheel from side to side , top and bottom. are the front wheels balanced? tyres are not out of round?
front discs that are a bit warped can cause vibration, check that. no worn suspension bits? mark k ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:53 AM Subject: wheel bearing adjustment > Hi List, > > The car is a friend of a friend's 280z > There is movement when you rock the front wheels top to bottom and side to side. > > The owner complained of vibration at speed. > I quickly tightened up one wheel bearing to see what effect it would have and the slackness went down 50%. > But now the owner says the shimmy is worse! > > I am going to spend some time on it this afternoon, with torque wrench and weight gauge etc.. > But to take all the slop out I am guessing that I am going to have to do the brearings up tight. I am guessing that the wheel will spin around twice before stopping. > > What is going on? is some slop in the bearings acceptable? > Are the bearing surfaces worn too far? > > All advice is appreciated. > Thanks > Nick > > This message was sent through MyMail http://www.mymail.com.au > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
