Refitting hubs

[Peter McEvedy]

I should firstly point out that I am in no way an engineer so please excuse my complete lack of knowledge of anything mechanical!
I am upgrading the front suspension on my GT6 convertible and have removed everything and am now putting things back on! I have managed to replace the wishbones and uprights and have fitted the trunnionless kit. I have also bought the uprated hubs and stub axles from Canley. I am putting the hubs back on but the new wheel bearings seem very tight on the new stub axle - the old hubs slid off relatively easily - these seem very resistant! The bearing are the new ones with integral seals - first stupid question -I take it that the rubber seals are supposed to be at the outside of the hubs - it would seem illogical to be any other way! What is the best way to get the hub back on? I have put the stub axle back onto the upright and torqued it to the correct amount. I have greased the bearings using LM grease relatively sparingly - I don't want to damage anything so advice would be most welcome! No doubt more silly questions will follow!

[Nick Moore]

Hmmm, not many of us have used the Canley uprated stub axles yet. Maybe you should ask Canleys directly?

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[Peter McEvedy]

Will do and will report back. There was a slight mix up as the axles were not originally sent and I wonder if I have the standard bearings.