Repacked bearing questions

[adwizard]

Hi, I decided to repack the bearings on my 1992 1006 Jayco Pop up camper trailer. All in all everything went pretty smooth. The only thing I encountered was not finding a washer for the front bearing. I've read where some campers come with a front wheel bearing washer and some don't. Is this true? Also, in order to put the cotter pin back into my castle nut, I had to back off the nut so far that it is no longer a snug fit. That has me a little concerned. Am I better off tightening the nut in order to get the cotter pin in, or back off until the nut is loose? Any comments or suggestions? Thanks for your advice.

[gdiep]

You are supposed to tighten the castle nut, then back it off 1/8 to 1/4 rotation. If that is all you backed it off to get the cotter pin back in, then you are fine. It is supposed to allow a little room for expansion of parts due to heat. Don't back it off too much though. You don't want too much "play".

[Isaacs]

I always tighten mine up, then spin the wheel, then back it off--just to make sure the bearing is set. A little bit of play in the wheel is normal; you don't want it too tight or it will overheat.

[stateboy]

Perhaps that missing washer is why you no longer have a snug fit with the castle nut. If it were there, you could easily apply the principles mentioned above.

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