Thanks for the heads up. And no that is not a fun job to do over and over
again especially knowing that it might not even cure the problem.
Sometimes its just a roll of the dice.
Thanks , Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 12:23 PM
Subject: RE: wheel hub stub-dust cap
> Mark, I don't remember who the vendor was of the hubs with oversized
> bearing
> cavities but others might. I bought my new hub adapters from Hemphill's
> Healey Haven. The left one seems fine, but the right one causes the rotor
> to wobble enough to bind on the brake pads as it rotates. I have not
> contacted Gary Hemphill about it yet, but since it has been over a year
> since I bought and installed the hubs I don't expect much satisfaction at
> this point. Maybe he will surprise me. Why did it take me so long to
> figure it out? Well, I don't drive the car ever day, there are other
> things
> that take up some of my time, it's a mighty pain to remove and reinstall
> the
> hubs, and my first and second efforts at solving the problem were to have
> the rotor turned, not expecting that the problem would be the hubs. Given
> all that, time has a way of slipping on by.
>
> Anyone in the market for new hubs should make sure that everything is in
> good shape when they are installed, and be aware that there are some
> apparent machining discrepancies in what is available out there.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
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