Wheel Hub bearing races and wheel bearings
10-17-14, 02:23 PM
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Wheel Hub bearing races and wheel bearings
Hello, I was wondering if the bearing races inside the front wheel hub are suppose to move at all or are they suppose to be stationary? I was in my shop class and noticed that the bearing races could rotate inside the wheel hub when I applied force on it. Is this normal or should I use the old bearing races with new bearings?
My car is a 1988 Mazda Rx-7 convertible. Thank you very much
My car is a 1988 Mazda Rx-7 convertible. Thank you very much
10-18-14, 10:42 AM
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The bearing races are a press fit into the hub and should NOT rotate with any reasonable amount of force. The only force which should rotate the race is a hammer and drift to pound them out.
If yours rotate, I suspect they have been replaced improperly in the past and the hub is now over sized.
If yours rotate, I suspect they have been replaced improperly in the past and the hub is now over sized.
10-19-14, 11:34 AM
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FC hubs are about 400 bucks..easily.(maybe more..they are not Cheap by any means!)
You can replace the races and get new bearings.
There was a write up or thread just posted recently in 2nd gen specific about this.
You can replace the races and get new bearings.
There was a write up or thread just posted recently in 2nd gen specific about this.
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