Help with my wheel hub please

Lynnmor wrote:
Jerry

What part of the hand packing process would an inexperienced owner or mechanic mess up and cause more harm than good?

I'd like to be able to say, "make sure they don't ________."

Make sure they don't:

a: yank the hub cap off with pliers.
b. smear in their dirty grease, of a different type.
c: bang the grease seal against the axle end.
d: adjust the bearing clearance wrong
e: throw away your correct cotter pin and use one way too small.
f: hammer on the cap, bending it.
g: strip the lug nuts.
h: jack it by the axle way inboard.

All of the above was done to one wheel at one PA state inspection by a reputable certified mechanic. I could write a book on other bad inspection work.

Yes, Lynnmor, all of these things happen due to lack of experience, or a person just rushing the job. C&D are very important. It is easy to damage a seal, and a bearing not seated, loosened, and finger tightened, could be what happened to the OP.

Jerry