Input needed on knuckle rebuild

[ElliottB]

I hate to be a nuisance asking all of these details but I am confused on this one.

I cannot get my hub/rotor assembly to completely seat onto the spindle. The rubber part of the outer spindle seal is keeping it from sitting flush. When I try to bolt up the big 54mm nut it is obvious it's not sitting flush on the spindle.

Here's a pic of what I'm saying.

 

[nakman]

Either your new big seal in the back of the hub isn't in all the way, or one of the bearing races isn't in all the way, or you just need to finesse it more. Did you do new races? sometimes you have to twist, turn, wiggle that thing, then it'll somehow thunk on the last bit. You can also smear a little grease all over that spindle, which will help the rollers slide on a little easier. But it all came off of there, it'll go back on.

 

[leiniesred]

I think I have a spare mini truck spindle and probably an IFS hub too if you want to compare stuff. I'll have the 'runner around too so we can pull it apart a bit and see if everything looks the same.

 

[mtnrunner]

When I have that issue, either the re-assembly order was wrong or there was too much grease behind the spindle and the pressure of too much grease won't let it seat.

 

[ElliottB]

Stephen helped me figure it out! Apparently it wasn't fully seated on the spindle when I was bolting it up and it got all wavy. Problem solved, and the drivers side is completely assembled. Thanks for the help, this forum rocks!

 

[60wag]

That looks as clean as the pictures in the Toyota manual.

 

[jettaglxdriver]

Is that an OEM Yellow bump stop?




That all looks really good man.