Alreet,
Ever since sorting out my leaky swivel ball with a new oil seal and bearings last week I've been having issues with hot hubs.
I've changed wheel bearings more times than I can remember but I've never had to adjust them 4 times like I have on this Disco of mine. After I did the swivel ball I had a good look at the hub bearings and they were mint so rather than fitting new ones I left them in. Went on a 20 mile test drive and when I got back home the hub was squeeling round corners and under light braking. So felt it and ouch! red hot! had the hub off again and checked all was good. All good. Made sure I didnt overtighten the hub nut. (literally tighten up whilst turning the hub till cant anymore with hub box spanner then slacken and redo hand tight.) All back together and went for another run and still the same.
Next day I got some new bearings and hub seal and fitted them up. Checked the workshop manual to make sure I wasnt being special when refitting and did everything by the book. Test drive and still the same.
I'm still using it and it seems fine to start off with and then after 3 miles it starts squeeling even in a straight line sometimes but mainly round corners and under light braking.
the hub is still too hot to touch after a 20 mile run. I know this isnt normal so has anyone else got any ideas what i'm doing wrong here?
Starting to wonder if its dodgy grease. It was a fresh pot when I first did the swivel ball so it shouldn't have gone bad. Wonder if it could be brakes but the noise definitely doesn't sound like squeeling brakes.
It's a 96 300tdi Disco.
Cheers.
Ever since sorting out my leaky swivel ball with a new oil seal and bearings last week I've been having issues with hot hubs.
I've changed wheel bearings more times than I can remember but I've never had to adjust them 4 times like I have on this Disco of mine. After I did the swivel ball I had a good look at the hub bearings and they were mint so rather than fitting new ones I left them in. Went on a 20 mile test drive and when I got back home the hub was squeeling round corners and under light braking. So felt it and ouch! red hot! had the hub off again and checked all was good. All good. Made sure I didnt overtighten the hub nut. (literally tighten up whilst turning the hub till cant anymore with hub box spanner then slacken and redo hand tight.) All back together and went for another run and still the same.
Next day I got some new bearings and hub seal and fitted them up. Checked the workshop manual to make sure I wasnt being special when refitting and did everything by the book. Test drive and still the same.
I'm still using it and it seems fine to start off with and then after 3 miles it starts squeeling even in a straight line sometimes but mainly round corners and under light braking.
the hub is still too hot to touch after a 20 mile run. I know this isnt normal so has anyone else got any ideas what i'm doing wrong here?
Starting to wonder if its dodgy grease. It was a fresh pot when I first did the swivel ball so it shouldn't have gone bad. Wonder if it could be brakes but the noise definitely doesn't sound like squeeling brakes.
It's a 96 300tdi Disco.
Cheers.