Re: Broken axle

Posted by Ross On 2018/4/12 9:36:16

I have also had a car in with wheel bearings installed backward. Complaint was that the brakes were dragging--I guess so with the drum off center from the backing plate because of the end play. And there it was--the outer race had been inserted in the axle housing first and the bearings were installed on the shaft with the small end towards the diff. Only thing controlling the the end play was the inner race rubbing against the back of the backing plate. When I pulled it apart I stood there staring at it for some time with my mouth agape.