Front wheel bearing BD 105

[Richard Turner]

Hi
just a simple question please
How tight should the front wheel bearing nuts be on a 105
i fear I might have over tightened to reduce wheel movement
My car ( a BD 105 with a Corsica 1960s DHC body) has a damper fitted to the steering arm . Is this normal ?
thanks for any help
Richars

[Andrew Horn]

Hello Richard,
just tight enough to remove free slack and not cause any binding in the bearing. Then cotter pin it. If you feel you have to tighten too much then perhaps time for a new bearing. I personaly have not see any dampers fitted to the steering arm.

I would be interested to see a photo of your car, wondering if it looks something like this one:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/93207294@N04/21794527513/

[dick campbell]

Quite a few cars have been retrofitted with a steering damper to try to control wander on rough roads….aren’t they all now…. I fitted one to my car it was off a Land Rover Defender.

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