Ok, so I took everything apart, repacked the bearings, and put it all back together last weekend. Initially, everything seemed better...there was no side to side play after I tightened down that spanner nut (with some needle nose pliers). I took it for a spin around the neighborhood and it seemed fine.
The next day it started making noises on the passenger side. It sounds like a creaking noise ONLY when the brakes are applied. It seems to creak twice per rotation, so it goes "CREAK creak...CREAK creak...CREAK creak..." with one creak being higher pitched than the other.
Today I took it all apart to check for problems, and I saw none. I packed some more grease in the bearing and put it all back together...this time double checking the correct tightness of all the bolts. I also didn't tighten the spanner nut as tight as last time...1/8 turn less this time.
After a longer test drive, it started up again with an identical CREAK creak noise, but about 1/4 as loud as before.
Any ideas on what the deal is? Did I kill the bearing? The brakes work fine and I haven't noticed any drivability problems.
Ok, so I took everything apart, repacked the bearings, and put it all back together last weekend. Initially, everything seemed better...there was no side to side play after I tightened down that spanner nut (with some needle nose pliers). I took it for a spin around the neighborhood and it seemed fine.
The next day it started making noises on the passenger side. It sounds like a creaking noise ONLY when the brakes are applied. It seems to creak twice per rotation, so it goes "CREAK creak...CREAK creak...CREAK creak..." with one creak being higher pitched than the other.
Today I took it all apart to check for problems, and I saw none. I packed some more grease in the bearing and put it all back together...this time double checking the correct tightness of all the bolts. I also didn't tighten the spanner nut as tight as last time...1/8 turn less this time.
After a longer test drive, it started up again with an identical CREAK creak noise, but about 1/4 as loud as before.
Any ideas on what the deal is? Did I kill the bearing? The brakes work fine and I haven't noticed any drivability problems.
Curious ... did you just repack the old bearings or replaced them ??
... I packed some more grease in the bearing and put it all back together...this time double checking the correct tightness of all the bolts. I also didn't tighten the spanner nut as tight as last time...1/8 turn less this time....
A couple of things to think about. The quote above may have been a typo, but just to make sure - - when you say "bearing" are you talking about both inner and outer bearings or did you only service the outer one. If you did you might want to take a look at the inner bearing as well (you have to remove the hub and the inner grease seal to access this bearing). Forgive me if you already did this - just thought I'd make sure.
Also, make sure you "preload" the bearings properly. This involves tightening them down to a higher torque while rotating the wheel forward and back. This helps to work the grease into the bearings. Once this is complete, then loosen the locknut back off and gently snug back up (not too tight). This process is described in the link I posted earlier. It's not the most technical description, but the idea is there. If this preloading is not done, the bearings will become loose as the grease works it's way into and out of the bearings.
Lastly, are you sure the squeak you are hearing is not a brake issue?
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