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Re: Front splined hub wear

To: "healey list" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Front splined hub wear
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 16:57:49 -0700
Joe,

>From my experience, the front hubs wear at the same rate as the rears,
if not faster.  I believe this is due to the "anti-torqe effects;" i.e. braking.

They are more expensive, so obviously they have to wear faster ;)


bs
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@pacbell.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe mulqueen" <joemulqueen@yahoo.com>
To: "healey list" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: Front splined hub wear


> Hello,
> A general question - how much do front splined hubs
> wear?  I know the rears get beat from power train
> torquing but what have people found on 40+ yr front
> hubs?  
> Thanks for any comments,
> Joe Mulqueen
> '60 BT7





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