09-08-2014, 09:45 AM
Did you try it without it in there?
Recently did tires on mine and both of my distance collars were snug between the bearings. You may want to make sure both bearings are seated. It's a bigger diameter than the inner race of the bearing. Nothing just slides in. Its installed after one bearing is installed then the next. To remove it you would have to remove a bearing. Nothing is held in by gaskets (dust shields) other than fluids and dust shields keep contaminants out. Bearings are a friction fit that must be pulled out and driven in.
Here is an exact quote from the manual "drive in a new right wheel bearing squarely until it is fully seated on the hub. Install the distance collar, then drive in the new left bearing until it is seated on the distance collar"
So yes the right side uses the lip in the hub when you drive in the bearing then the left side will go in as far as needed and probably not touch that lip. This is used to "center" the rim and brake discs.
Recently did tires on mine and both of my distance collars were snug between the bearings. You may want to make sure both bearings are seated. It's a bigger diameter than the inner race of the bearing. Nothing just slides in. Its installed after one bearing is installed then the next. To remove it you would have to remove a bearing. Nothing is held in by gaskets (dust shields) other than fluids and dust shields keep contaminants out. Bearings are a friction fit that must be pulled out and driven in.
Here is an exact quote from the manual "drive in a new right wheel bearing squarely until it is fully seated on the hub. Install the distance collar, then drive in the new left bearing until it is seated on the distance collar"
So yes the right side uses the lip in the hub when you drive in the bearing then the left side will go in as far as needed and probably not touch that lip. This is used to "center" the rim and brake discs.