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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 09:35 AM
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For those that want the whole story, here's what I'm trying to do.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...tall-tool.html

Got the new bearing tools, bearings installed, ABS first, then spacer, then other side bearing. Inner race won't turn, seems to be jammed by the spacer. Is it just a matter of the offside bearing being pressed in too far? It seems to me that they should be pushed in as far as possible because when you tighten the axle nut, won't that squeeze everything tightly together anyway? The spacer doesn't seem to be cocked. Double checked the bearing numbers. All seems right, but it's not. I'm missing something. Help!

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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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You are correct in your diagnosis. Offside bearing should be installed with minimum clearance between it and spacer. Just enough that inner race and spacer with both still turn.
 
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Are you sure you got the righ size axle sleeve in it?
 
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SBates08
You are correct in your diagnosis. Offside bearing should be installed with minimum clearance between it and spacer. Just enough that inner race and spacer with both still turn.
Ok, how is it that tightening the axle nut doesn't jam spacer and bearings together again?

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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by fat daddy
Are you sure you got the righ size axle sleeve in it?
I re-used the same axle sleeve. The fiche at Ronnie's doesn't show a different sleeve for ABS vs non ABS. The only thing that's different is the spacers OUTSIDE the wheel. One is the same and the other one is replaced by the ABS sensor. Are you saying that I need a different axle sleeve?

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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by EasTexUltra12

Ok, how is it that tightening the axle nut doesn't jam spacer and bearings together again?

David
There is no difference in the sleeves. And as far as your question, I don't know why it doesn't squeeze them together either but it doesn't. I've installed several and taken wheels off for one reason or another and checked bearings while I had the wheel off and everything is just as I installed it. Really don't think 65ftlbs is enough pressure to squeeze it back to that point. JMO.
 
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Thank you both. I appreciate it.

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