[928uk] Yet another track day at the Ring - front wheel bearings

[Ben Hodges]

Hi Paul

Following Smiffy orignal post on this I did mine as there was some slight
movement. I also used some of this stuff for good measure - may or may not
have made a difference but movement is negligible… also it might help if
the tool doesn’t work with the inner race surface.

https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/hu/en/product/retaining-compounds/loctite_6600.html

Cheers
Ben

On Fri, 31 Jan 2025 at 00:15, Paul R Smith via 928uk <928uk at lists.928.org.uk>
wrote:

> I bought https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370421542360
>
> I tightened it onto the stub and only rotated it 180 degrees back and
> forth (I didn't want to create pyramids) then tightened again and
> rotated until it was difficult to tighten.
>
> I was using my own initiative, not following a video.
>
> I think you might have difficulty getting the tool onto the part of the
> stub that the inner bearing sits on, but you might be lucky.
>
> If you want me to send you the tool, I can do, but they're not too
> expensive.
>
> Smiffy
>
> On 30/01/2025 22:46, Paul wrote:
> Can you share any advice on how to knurl the stub axles?
>
> Did you only do the outer, as I definitely have play on the inner as well?
>
> What tool did you use?
>
> Are there any videos you'd recommend for technique?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
> 87 S4 Manual
>
> On Sat, 28 Sept 2024 at 17:53, Paul R Smith via 928uk
> <928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
>
>     That's just reminded me, I said I would give an update on my stub axle
>     knurling experiment.
>     (I knurled the section of the stub axles where the outer bearings sit,
>     then adjusted the bearings as per the workshop manual). It has just
>     passed it's MoT without a front wheel bearing play warning!
>
>     Smiffy
>
>     On 28/09/2024 15:18, Paul via 928uk wrote:
>
>     Destination Nurburgring Event track day, giving a 928 curious fellow a
>     passenger ride
>
>     My right indicator gets a lot of use, but the car is working properly,
> I
>     was short shifting at 5k because I'd only just blown the engine in my
>     Cerbera here a couple of months earlier
>
>     Before the lap he explained that his wife probably wouldn't let him
>     get a
>     928, after the lap it seemed entirely possible that he might get one
>     anyway
>
>     Immediately before the track days I'd replaced the oil cooler, rear
>     suspension parts, and the radiator failed on the way to Germany
>
>     In between the track days I'd had to replace the clutch master
>     seals, hence
>     my bite point excuses
>
>     The brake pads were near end of life, and the front wheel bearings were
>     slightly over tightened to remove some of the inevitable play, and
>     one of
>     my more experienced passengers could feel that there was some minor
>     issue
>
>     Nevertheless the car has never felt so good on track
>
>     https://youtu.be/K4y0d98Vzks
>
>     Paul
>     87 S4 Manual - EZK-S enabled
>
>
>
>