Hi all , I’d had reason to believe I needed a wheel bearing on the near side of my car due to a wheel bearing type noise , what I noticed on this side whilst I was replacing the bearing was the split pin hole is not sitting at 12.00 o’clock to 6.oo o’clock but at a quarter to three , the other side is at the correct position, does this quarter to 3 position indicate a problem as I can’t locate the noise or it doesn’t matter where the split pin hole is ? Regards Graham
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Deleted as reply was regarding rear !Last edited by jbuckl; 18 August 2020, 22:42. -
Thx for that , but what I’m asking is my stub axle hole is not in the vertical position at the 12 olock position, the hole is at a quarter to three position, is it ok like that or has the stub axle rotated itself , I would expect it to be at the 12 o’clock positionComment
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Sorry thought you were on a rear bearing!
still clean &
check to see if there’s more than one hole though there often is for getting correct nut position.
If you are concerned that the stub has twisted, understand that now.
most likely has not.
check the nut behind.
there were recent reports about stub axle shaft fatigue failures.
i believe new stub axle shafts are available.Last edited by jbuckl; 18 August 2020, 22:44.Comment
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Yes , I should have said it’s a front wheel , yes I’m concerned that the stub axle could have rotated a bit , or maybe a PO or factory fitted it like that , I’ll undo the rear nut to see if it can be rotated , I’ve owned the car for 26 years , so I’d expect it is the original stub , but I’ve always seen on all stub axle regardless of car the split pin hole is the vertical position 12 o’clock , can confirm there is only one holeComment
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The rear nut holds the stub in on a taper.
never heard of one being loose.
to rotate it, the taper would need to be released.Comment
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Right, so it was probably installed that way I guess
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The stub axle can be fitted in any orientation, as it is only a taper fit in the vertical link, with a nut behind. No ‘Woodruff’ key. Every stub axle I’ve seen has 2 split pin holes at 90 degrees to each other which, along with the 6 slots in the castellated nut, gives a huge range of adjustment for the taper bearing.Dave
1974 Mk2, ZF Auto, 3.45 Diff, Datsun Driveshafts. Stag owner/maintainer since 1989.Comment
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Oh ok thx . I’ll look again to see if there’s another hole , I guess I needed to know if it had a woodruff key type fixing , as it don’t it probably doesn’t matter which way the hole is situatedComment
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