I've made up my mind to remove the caliper and rotor and measure the protrusion
of the bearing spacer. Then I'll make a gasket such that I get the .003-.004"
protrusion of the bearing spacer.
Will report back afterwards.
--
Steve Gerow
Altadena, CA
BN6
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
>
> The reason why this gasket is supposed to be so thin is that the mating
> surfaces are small and machined with good flat surfaces from good quality
> iron / steel. Because the hub is subject to extremely high lateral
> loading, you don't want a thick gasket because gasket compression =
> cyclical loading on the nuts = loosening of the nuts = oil leaks = damaged
> hub bolts and worn spline hubs = wheels coming off eventually.
>
>
> Also I f you notice, usually gaskets used on aluminum mating surfaces are
> thicker than those used on surfaces made of steel or cast iron.
>
>
> Rather than using the moss gasket, you're better off cutting your own from
> some acid free paper.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Alan
>
>
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