Alright so here is the skinny. I bought a new rotor and new wheel bearings for the front end of my 87. The new bearings are installed and the rotor is attached to the hub body so we are all good on that front. However, i cant seem to get the whole unit to slide back on to the spindle. It will get nearly to where it needs to be but it wont budge any further. Any ideas on how i can get it pushed all the way on?

It wont go the final half inch or so no matter what i do.

 

First did you compare all the old parts with the new ones??

You need to put the hub rotor assembly on first sliding it where it needs to go then the outer bearing . Then tighten till it feels good after this long i can tell

If your trying to put it on with the bearing in you will have problems.

If you have all the right parts it should work

 

The bearings are the correct diameter and they should be fitting. As for installing without the outer bearing in first, I tried that. Its just the last quarter to half inch that's the problem

 

Take the bearing by itself and will it slide all the way to its position?

 

The seal installed correct??

The inner bearing not in backwards??

I did that once or twice.

This is both sides not just one.

Just what have you done the new seal will be a little tight nothing a firm push won`t fix

 

I have experienced this a few times in the past. Sometimes a little manipulation with a dead blow got it seated for me. I also really load up the hub with grease I help everything slide in easier.
But as others have stated, double check everything's in correctly. Hope this helps.

 

Thanks everyone. Turned out it just needed a little physical persuasion to get it where needed to be.