Common sense of installation and use of automotive wheel bearings

The wheel bearing of the car used to be a single-row tapered roller or ball bearing. With the development of technology, car hub units have been widely used in cars. The range and use of automotive wheel bearing units is increasing, and has now reached the third generation: the * generation is composed of double row angular contact bearings. The second generation has a flange for fixing the bearing on the outer raceway, which can be simply fixed to the axle by a nut. Make the maintenance of the car easier. The third-generation hub bearing unit is equipped with a bearing unit and an anti-lock brake system ABS. The hub unit is designed with an inner flange and an outer flange, the inner flange is bolted to the drive shaft, and the outer flange mounts the entire bearing together. Worn or damaged hub bearings or hub units can cause unsuitable and costly failures in your vehicle's journey, and can even cause damage to your safety. Please pay attention to the following items during the use and installation of the hub bearing:

1. In order to ensure safety and reliability to a large extent, it is recommended that you always check the hub bearing regardless of the length of the car – pay attention to whether the bearing has early warning signals for wear: including any friction noise during rotation or suspension combination wheel Unusual slowdown during cornering. For rear-wheel-drive vehicles it is recommended that the vehicle travels to 38,000 km to be able to lubricate the front wheel hub bearings. When replacing the brake system, check the bearings and replace the oil seal.

2. If you hear the noise from the bearing parts of the car's hub, first of all, it is important to find the location where the noise occurs. There are many moving parts that may produce noise, or some rotating parts may come into contact with the non-rotating parts. If it is confirmed that the noise is in the bearing, the bearing may be damaged and needs to be replaced.

3. Because the working conditions of the front hubs causing the failure of the bearings on both sides are similar, it is recommended to replace them in pairs even if only one bearing is broken.

4, automotive wheel bearings are more sensitive, in any case need to use the right method and the right tools. The components of the bearing must not be damaged during storage and installation. Some bearings require a large pressure to press in, so special tools are required. Be sure to refer to the car manufacturer's instructions.

5. When installing the automobile wheel hub bearing, it should be in a clean and tidy environment, and the fine particles entering the bearing will also shorten the service life of the bearing. It is very important to maintain a clean environment when replacing bearings. It is not allowed to hit the bearing with a hammer, pay attention to the bearing not to fall to the ground (or similarly improper handling). The condition of the shaft and housing should also be checked before installation. Even minor wear can cause poor fit and cause early failure of the bearing.

6. For the hub bearing unit, do not attempt to disassemble the hub bearing or adjust the seal ring of the hub unit, otherwise the seal ring will be damaged and water or dust will enter. Even the seals of the seal ring and the inner ring are damaged, resulting in permanent failure of the bearing.

7. There is a magnetic thrust ring in the seal ring bearing the ABS device bearing. The thrust ring cannot be impacted, impacted or collided with other magnetic fields. Remove from the box before installation and keep them away from magnetic fields, such as electric motors or power tools. When installing these bearings, observe the ABS alarm needle on the instrument panel through the road condition test to change the operation of the bearing.

8. The hub bearing with ABS magnetic thrust ring, in order to determine which side of the thrust ring is mounted, you can use a small thing * near the edge of the bearing, the magnetic force generated by the bearing will attract it. When installing, point the side with the magnetic thrust ring to the inside, facing the sensitive component of the ABS. Note: Improper installation may result in malfunction of the brake system.

9. Many bearings are sealed. These bearings do not need to be greased throughout their life. Other unsealed bearings such as double row tapered roller bearings must be greased during installation. Since the inner cavity of the bearing is different in size, it is difficult to determine how much grease is added. * It is important to ensure that there is grease in the bearing. If the grease is too much, the excess grease will seep out when the bearing rotates. General experience: When installing, the total amount of grease should account for 50% of the bearing clearance.

10. When installing the lock nut, the torque varies greatly depending on the bearing type and the bearing housing. Note the instructions.