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#62 Front axle

Mounting the front wheel bearing

Outer wheel bearing

The front drum or disc is mount- In edition 20 we show differ-

ed with two tapered (conical) ent techniques for mounting a
wheel bearings. An outer wheel conical bearing. The most pro-

bearing (this is the smallest of fessional and safest method to

the two) because it is placed on avoid damaging the drum or
the outside of the drum or brake disc and to push the bearing

disc (picture below). The wheel straight in is to use a bearing

bearing ring must be pushed or drive (see picture below). You

pressed into the drum until it can also use the old bearing ring
pushes against the surface of the or a socket spanner, or if you

drum (see photo). have a professional workshop, a

hydraulic press.
Whether the ring is fully pushed

in will be clearly audible when

you knock on it with a bearing
drive, the sound will go from

sharp to dull.

drum surface

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