Uberoo Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I just took my LF tire off the clean all of the mud out the brakes.I got it reasonably clean then I put the wheel back on to check for any weird stuff.The tire rotates freely until one point where it binds up.Not only that but the wheel wasn't spinning straight.When it got closer to the point that it would bind up the tire was wobbling by almost an inch.So I took the nut off and the cone washer is chewed up.Before I replace the cone washer is there any other reason why the tire/hub wobbles so much?Or is it because of the chewed up washer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 are you sure the wheel isn't bent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 thats possible but why would the wheel/hub wobble that much with the tire off the ground.That and it doesnt seem to matter which of the 4 studs I use to locate the tire it still does it at the same spot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 my GL used to eat cone washers.... I seem to recall that the axle nut was too loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 BTW where do you all find the cone washers?I checked all of the parts stores,the industrial bearing places,the junkyards, and then finally the dealer.Nobody had anything..The closest I could get was $10 from the dealer but it wouldnt be here until tuesday... Oh well I will just grab one of my parts cars...45 miles away...At least I can grab a taillight while im up there... Not what I wanted to do today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 BTW where do you all find the cone washers?I checked all of the parts stores,the industrial bearing places,the junkyards, and then finally the dealer.Nobody had anything..The closest I could get was $10 from the dealer but it wouldnt be here until tuesday... Oh well I will just grab one of my parts cars...45 miles away...At least I can grab a taillight while im up there... Not what I wanted to do today I'm pretty sure I have some used cone washers. PM me a mailing address and I'll try to get a few into the post office tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 The dealer is the only source. If the cone washer is chewed up, good chance the hub mating surface is worn as well and possibly the splines are chewed out of it. The "cone washer" as we refer to it, is actually a taper-lock bushing. What most folks don't understand is that it is IMPERITIVE that the OD of the taper lock bushing be smooth, and that the slot be clear and clean. The slot is what allows the taper-lock to clamp down on the axle shaft - it's what centers and affixes the hub to the axle shaft. These are precision machined parts and when worn they are worse than useless. The axle nut drives the taper-lock into the hub, closing it - clamping and centering the hub to the axle shaft. An improper fit here will allow movement of the hub on the axle and everything will wear out in short order - taper-lock, hub, and axle are all potentially wrecked. The torque value of the axle nut is set to 150 Ft/lbs as that is what is needed to properly seat an UNDAMAGED taper lock bushing into the hub. No amount of torque will properly seat a damaged bushing - the key is to use undamaged parts, assembled in the right order, and with the reccomended torque value. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 ended up being a 3 week old schucks axle binding up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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