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idiotmobil
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12 Mar 2014 18:12 #108322 by idiotmobil

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ive had discussions about this before with people and your be surprised how tight you can get a nut with hammer and chisel we put it to the test by tightening one and testing with a torque wrench and I could get one to the right torque on a wheel nut (on a different car to jimny)

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gipcyan bill
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12 Mar 2014 22:26 #108371 by gipcyan bill

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idiotmobil wrote: ive had discussions about this before with people and your be surprised how tight you can get a nut with hammer and chisel we put it to the test by tightening one and testing with a torque wrench and I could get one to the right torque on a wheel nut (on a different car to jimny)

take no notice......

beleve me it is not tight inuff,it only takes a few mins to jack the truck and test it

mark my words young man

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12 Mar 2014 22:29 #108373 by Yellostreak

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TomDK wrote: No need for at press. I put the bearing in the freezer over night and the hub in the oven at 200c for 30 minutes, and the bearing slipped right in with no use of tools or trouble at all. And when it all cooled down, the bearing was sitting perfectly and firm in place

Hi Tom.. agree with your physics approach to fitting but what about getting the old one out.. is it a case of knocking hell out of it or is there a method that employs a little bit of cleverness

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gipcyan bill
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12 Mar 2014 22:31 #108374 by gipcyan bill

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Yellostreak wrote:
TomDK wrote: No need for at press. I put the bearing in the freezer over night and the hub in the oven at 200c for 30 minutes, and the bearing slipped right in with no use of tools or trouble at all. And when it all cooled down, the bearing was sitting perfectly and firm in place

Hi Tom.. agree with your physics approach to fitting but what about getting the old one out.. is it a case of knocking hell out of it or is there a method that employs a little bit of cleverness :D

i can feel the hammer monkeys again

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idiotmobil
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12 Mar 2014 23:06 #108383 by idiotmobil

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the prof is in the pudding done it up with a hummer and chisel tested with torque wrench and was fine so you cant say it doesn't work maybe if not done up hard but I managed to do it ok not that I would all the time

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gipcyan bill
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12 Mar 2014 23:10 #108385 by gipcyan bill

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idiotmobil wrote: the prof is in the pudding done it up with a hummer and chisel tested with torque wrench and was fine so you cant say it doesn't work maybe if not done up hard but I managed to do it ok not that I would all the time

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