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Tim_Lusername
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #20 on: Jan 13th, 2009, 9:00am » |
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Thanks Gozz
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Snoopy
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #21 on: Jan 13th, 2009, 3:47pm » |
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I hope you used a STRONG thread lock as well , the N/S one has been knw to come undone again , even at that torque setting!
I know, at my cost!
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #22 on: Jan 14th, 2009, 8:35am » |
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Tim, Sorry, post ammended. As Snoopy says italso happened to me but luckily I was having a tyre checked and the lad noticed movement and sure enough the nut had come loose. 
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Tim_Lusername
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #23 on: Jan 14th, 2009, 9:05am » |
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No worries Simmo although I did have a "moment" when I thought I was driving round with the thing 20% under torqued
Snoopy, I didn't use any thread lock as I don't think it was mentioned in the hub web page I linked to above.
Is this something I can leave till the weekend (I have a round trip to work of 9 miles-ish) or should I bite the bullet and rectify this straight away - kinda moot point at the moment as I'm just about to drive to work with my fingers crossed :-\
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Snoopy
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #24 on: Jan 14th, 2009, 9:18am » |
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I only found out that the use of strong thread lock was needed AFTER I had to replace the Nearside wheel bearing AGAIN . I found that the axle nut can loosen with braking etc on the n/s . as the nuts that Ford use are NOT left and Right handed, and as a result the n/s one can loosen. a few drops of thread lock cures the problem, or so I found.
I wasn't apparent for a few days though. worth keeping an eye on IMHO.
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Tim_Lusername
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #25 on: Jan 17th, 2009, 2:44pm » |
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Sorry to drag this up again but I just remembered something. There was no thread lock on the 32mm nuts that I took off either car. There was plenty of thread lock on the smaller bolts that hold the hub onto the suspension arm but that was it
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gozz
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #26 on: Jan 17th, 2009, 4:34pm » |
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Tim.
That's the hub CARRIER.
GOZZ.
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Snoopy
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #27 on: Jan 17th, 2009, 5:00pm » |
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OK Ignore it at your own risk!!!.. I was only telling you what had happened to ME personally and others after changing the N/S wheel bearing, and trying to save you the hassle of another failure.
It does not affect the o/Side one as that tends to tighten on rotation !
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mindofitsown
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #28 on: Jan 18th, 2009, 8:17pm » |
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Some irony here because I have had endless problems wih the o/s bearing and no problems with n/s in over 80k miles. Rubbish design.
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Jonnycab
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Re: Interesting squeak / squeal :-( 24v Estate
« Reply #29 on: Jan 18th, 2009, 11:43pm » |
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A good tip I reckon  .....when doing a N/S bearing & torquing it up properly (even when using threadlock), once it's torqued up it may be a good idea (as Ford did) to mark the tightened nut & thread with a splodge of paint.
If the nut moves then the 2 painted surfaces won't match up anymore & then you'll know for sure that the nut has moved
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