Hello Everyone, new here!
I was replacing my outer rear axle seal, bearing and locking ring yesterday and when I tightened the 4 nuts holding the axle in all the way the entire thing became almost rock solid, had to put a lug nut on just to be able to spin the axle with a ratchet to get access to all 4 nuts.
Is this something common which will be freed over time?
I did make sure that I pressed the new bearing and locking ring all the way up.
Note: I noticed that the new locking ring was a bit bigger than the old one (but still had the same inner diameter) - I got a kit of SKF bearing and ring.
Note 2: I noticed I have 2 outer braces on each axle, perhaps the previous owner used 2 to prevent oil from leaking? Attaching picture of the old setup before I pressed the new bearing in.
Any help will be much appreciated!
I was replacing my outer rear axle seal, bearing and locking ring yesterday and when I tightened the 4 nuts holding the axle in all the way the entire thing became almost rock solid, had to put a lug nut on just to be able to spin the axle with a ratchet to get access to all 4 nuts.
Is this something common which will be freed over time?
I did make sure that I pressed the new bearing and locking ring all the way up.
Note: I noticed that the new locking ring was a bit bigger than the old one (but still had the same inner diameter) - I got a kit of SKF bearing and ring.
Note 2: I noticed I have 2 outer braces on each axle, perhaps the previous owner used 2 to prevent oil from leaking? Attaching picture of the old setup before I pressed the new bearing in.
Any help will be much appreciated!