Freightliner Cascadia shaking after steer wheel hub assembly replacement

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by ljesko13, Jun 2, 2025.

  1. ljesko13

    ljesko13 Bobtail Member

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    Hi all, any ideas on what would cause this? Here’s the full backstory:
    Had a leaking wheel seal, decided to just replace it myself. Once I took the old hub off, replaced the seal and torqued it back to 300lbs (steer axle, Conmet hub part #10082204) I couldn’t freely move the hub until I mounted the hub cap back on and lubricated it. Even after that it was hard to move but I figured that’s how it is. Once I started driving as soon as I passed 60mph truck would start shaking. Since I’m on the road and not at home I thought it might be bad wheel bearings, so I just bought a whole hub (preset with everything) and replaced it, but same deal - once I torqued it I can’t m
     
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