Hi Patrick,
In my experience, if you tighten the axle nut too much the wheel
won't turn easily. If it is too loose the wheel won't spin true,
i.e. it will wobble.
I tightened mine to the point that the wheel binds and then back off
on the nut until the wheel almost spins freely. Spinning it by hand
feels just like a car wheel when the car is jacked up.
Paul
XL: getting close
At 05:08 PM 11/25/2008, you wrote:
>How tight do I need to tighten the castle nuts on the axle of my
>XL's nose gear?
>
>Should the castle nuts be tight enough so that the bearing housings
>are pressed (by the 6G1-4 spacers) against the wheel hard enough so
>the bearing housings (and spacers) do not rotate with the wheel?
>
>6-G-1 says, "SEALED TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS CAN BE PRELOAD WHEN
>TIGHTENING AXLE NUT".
>
>What does that mean...? The bearings that came with my kit are
>tapered bearings, but they are not sealed (I had to pack them with grease).
>
>Is there a torque value someplace that I missed...?
>
>Thanks,
>
>- Pat
>
>--------
>Patrick
>601XL/Corvair
>N63PZ (reserved)
