Wheel bearings

[Tommo Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Tommo]

Guys,

Some advice please.

I have 2002 95 series with the 1KDFTV engine and a few mods, OME 2inch lift, sliders, snorkel, bash plates etc. It's mainly used for rough track work, nothing extreme and it never carries loads heavier than my tools and recovery gear, which never come out, and the family.

Problem is I keep going through wheel bearings on the front. I'm getting them from a company called milners in the uk and they arrive in a toyota box and are koyo items exactly the same as those I originally took out so I'm assuming they're OEM kit. I always use new seals obviously with exception of the one that fits inboard of the hub (with the metal shield).

Now I'm pressing them in properly with a 30 tonne press etc and can't think of what I can be doing wrong but the last set have not lasted 500 miles and they're howling again,so, what am I doing wrong?

Obviously in the uk on tracks they get exposed to a lot of water but still, they're sealed bearings anyway?

Any ideas or detailed fitting instructions greatly appreciated...

Tommo

[MikeyB Member Find all posts View Profile Close MikeyB]

500 miles, on both sides, thatd get my back up.

Have you looked at them to see if they are getting wash out?

Have you checked your cv inners for play where they go into the diff housing? Play there might send shivers up the into the wheel bearing.

Hows your outer cap look, the one that seals in the wheel nut? I coat it with gasket goo just to make sure it doesnt get water in there

[Torrie 72 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Torrie 72]

Hey Thommo. Just checking you're pressing the bearings in with a bush that only contacts the outer race? Over than that - what MikeyB says.
Cheers Ben.