1. After jacking the car up and withdrawing the half shaft, and removing the brake drum I found that the hub has a lot of motion forward and backwards. Must have been a 1/4 of an inch or so.
I hadn't knocked back the tab washer, nor loosend the hub nut. My question is, is this amount of movement normal on a rear hub? It did seem odd to have all that movement there, although the bearing was undamaged.
2. After removing the hub, I could see that the hub seal wasn't fitting right at the base of the hub. There was also a gap there, of more than a 1/4 of an inch. Surely the seal is meant to locate fully, in the hub, or am I incorrect to assume that's how it should be fitted?
3. I have decided to purchase the ESM kit with seal, new bearing, 'large O ring' and half shaft gasket. Although looking at their Web page for the bearing kit, they also show various shims. So should the rear hub require shimming? I can find no mention of this in the workshop manuals.
4. Lastly, I do understand that the bearing is fitted into the hub, and then the completed hub is refitted back onto the axle. However does the bearing fit snugly right up against the shoulder on the axle tube? I believe that 'Phil the Hill' mentioned that the bearing should be fitted fully home, is that correct?
Thanks Jonnie.
