New wheel bearing question

[Alaska Ted]

Just bought a new FAG rear wheel bearing. The inner race is split and both sides seem to move laterally quite a bit. Is this normal? Did I get a bad bearing?

Thanks,
Ted

[reelizmpro]

pics?

[TobyB]

I never noticed new ones doing that. But they do sometimes wiggle around just a little
as you're assembling them, so that might not be unusual...

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[Kershaw]

This is normal. It'll cinch down once you install it.

[Alaska Ted]

Thanks guys. Just didn't seem right to me. I got impatient and took it to a local import shop where I've had work done in the past. They said it was fine. Got back on here and read the same. The pisser is I had pressed it in before I noticed the lateral movement. So then I get bent out of shape and pull it back out. All for nothing. Live and learn.

Ted

[Kershaw]

The doubt will be even worse when you do the front wheel bearings on your ix. I got everything assembled, ready to install, and the hub still had a little play before I torqued the hub nut to astightasicouldgetitwitha6footbreaker.

[mr.]

My new rear bearings were the same as well. It threw me off a bit, but I threw them in anyway. All seems to be going well. There is some noise out back though. No trunk tar, spare wheel or trunk lining will do that I guess. Dunlop Direzzas probably don't help either.

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[Alaska Ted]

Its in tight and smooth like butta. Gotta say I had some serious doubts. Like kershaw said, it still had a bit of wiggle until I cranked down the hub nut.

[jeffnhiscars]

Its in tight and smooth like butta. Gotta say I had some serious doubts. Like kershaw said, it still had a bit of wiggle until I cranked down the hub nut.

Nothing like 200lbs of torque to make a bearing purrrr :)

Good job