Should have known better!!!

[Valerian]

[Sir-Doris]

Good call, keep us posted.

[Valerian]

[Valerian]

Right....me and Paul (who works for that well know Devon 4x4 garage) stripped the hub down this afternoon and found that the adjuster ring was loose.
Paul inspected the bearing and then put the whole thing back together adjusting the bearing correctly.
Took the car for a test drive and no more horrible grouching noise.

Obviously Son of alleged mechanic needs proper supervision from his Dad and lessons in adjusting wheel bearings.

Anyhew...the good news is there doesn't seem to be any damage to the bearings or races and they definately did fit new inner and outer bearings.

Only question i wish to ask is ...the inner side of the adjuster ring has a recess which i assume is supposed to be there as it seems to be the same diameter as the inner race of the outer bearing.
Can anyone confirm or deny this for me?
Paul raised the question of whether the ring should have this recess or not because the adjuster rings on Land Rovers are flat both sides.

[Drift]

I should be able to check tomorrow, cant remember off hand.

Is that Paul from Devon4x4 and he has been there a few years? if so he helped me get a Macho tyre years ago when non where in the country

[Valerian]

[Drift]

It was about 4 years ago though

Or was it Chris

[Valerian]

[Valerian]

Right...Chris, jake and Gareth work in the parts office so i guess it would be Chris who you dealt with.

[Drift]

Yer Chris

[Sir-Doris]

There is a groove on the inside face of the locking ring. Dont know why.

[Valerian]

[Valerian]

I can't seem to post in the "Don't touch with a barge pole " section so i wish to name and shame here.

The garage is:-

Geens Garage.
Station Road,
South Molton,
Devon
EX36 3LJ.

[lloyd]

Duly noted. Cheers.

[Frenchfarmer]

Is it one of those " get the grease where it needs to be 'cos we got the design wrong" sort of grooves? Or just an artistic whim?

[Valerian]