Beowulf
Veteran Member
According to my maintenance spreadsheet it was time to check my rear brake shoes. So, I pulled off the wheel and the hub. Brake shoes are fine.
I figure since I have everything apart I might as well add some grease to keep the wheel bearings well lubed. So, I pack some bearing grease into the wheel bearing race and add grease to the dust cap. I put everything back onto the stub axle and tighten the hex nut down on the the thrust washer as indicated in the Bentley manual (wheel bearing play, adjusting).
At this point wheel rotation is good. I put the dust cap back on and now when I rotate the tire there is a point of friction in the rotation where the hub stops spinning. I figure I added too much grease and so remove some. This helps, but it doesn't remove the problem completely. It takes a fair amount of effort to spin the hub past this point by hand. The only other thing I can think of is that I've tightened the hex nut too tightly.
I'd really appreciate any ideas on what could be causing this problem. I'd like to get it sorted out tomorrow morning before work, if possible, so any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I figure since I have everything apart I might as well add some grease to keep the wheel bearings well lubed. So, I pack some bearing grease into the wheel bearing race and add grease to the dust cap. I put everything back onto the stub axle and tighten the hex nut down on the the thrust washer as indicated in the Bentley manual (wheel bearing play, adjusting).
At this point wheel rotation is good. I put the dust cap back on and now when I rotate the tire there is a point of friction in the rotation where the hub stops spinning. I figure I added too much grease and so remove some. This helps, but it doesn't remove the problem completely. It takes a fair amount of effort to spin the hub past this point by hand. The only other thing I can think of is that I've tightened the hex nut too tightly.
I'd really appreciate any ideas on what could be causing this problem. I'd like to get it sorted out tomorrow morning before work, if possible, so any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.