Watch John Twist's video. I think that's what you want to know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJYIXZtnIiw
At 12:52 PM 10/1/2007, you wrote:
>Anybody knowledgeable when it comes to tapered roller bearing
>conversions on a Spridget?
>
>I've been running a Timkin set-up, as described on these pages, several
>years ago. I want to adjust them to bring the end float down to the
>"smidgen" tapered bearings seem to like, but one castle notch on the big
>nut is too tight (binds the hub), and the next one is too loose (more
>than "just the slightest perceptible movement" of the hub on "6
>o'clock-12 o'clock" rocking).
>
>
>
>So, I need shims, right?
>
>1. Where do I get them?
>
>2. What size and thickness to take up about a "half flat" of the
>big nut so I can get the cotter back in?
>
>3. Do the shims go between the nut and the big washer or where?
>
>
>
>Any knowledge would be appreciated.
>
>
>
>JohnD
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