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1. Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:21:13 -0800; While my front wheel bearings are not to the point of qualifying as _bad_, the ideal adjustment seems to be between two settings. If I set them with the cotter pin through the horizontal hole, it see; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00398.html (8,397 bytes)
2. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:43:35 -0600; You are either missing the inner bearing race spacer or you need to add shims. Read the shop manual for the proper service procedure (which would occupy too much bandwidth for the list). In the end t; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00399.html (8,345 bytes)
3. RE: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:03:29 -0600; What is the wisdom of the list on installing, adjusting, packing, buying etc. wheel bearings? == Larry, The accepted practice is to add or remove shims until the nut just nips up without excessive lo; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00400.html (8,192 bytes)
4. RE: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:13:43 -0800; Echo Barney's post. Make sure the spacer is there the nut should tighten fully with no change in hub play. The spacer adds a tremendous amount of strength to the stub axle, and should be there. set; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00401.html (9,841 bytes)
5. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "WJHS1960" <WJHS1960@attbi.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:36:46 -0600; <<Echo Barney's post. Make sure the spacer is there the nut should tighten fully with no change in hub play. The spacer adds a tremendous amount of strength to the stub axle, and should be there.>> 2; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00406.html (9,628 bytes)
6. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 19:13:55 -0500; Just follow the workshop manual for this and you won't go wrong. There are those who can do the bearing adjustment differently, but the book method works well. The bearing clearance is set up with c; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00407.html (8,253 bytes)
7. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:48:04 -0800; Thanks folks. I had to run over the hill to get some shims from British Motorsports (to my surprise Putney and Perry didn't have any, what is the world coming to?). The wheel isn't dialed in perfectl; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00408.html (8,687 bytes)
8. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "james" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:32:25 -0500; I can add, it is easier to set the endfloat if you do it all before packing the bearings; the lack of grease makes it easier to feel how much play you have. Once you have determined what shims you ne; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00416.html (10,686 bytes)
9. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Cyc10@aol.com; Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 01:13:37 EST; If the bearings are from one of the major suppliers, such as NTN (a Japanese company that manufactures bearings in the good old USA), NSK or the like than there should be no reluctance to use the all; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00418.html (8,246 bytes)
10. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "Telewest $PH$" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:29:53 -0000; Adding to the others the nut should be tightened to a minimum of 40 lbft then further tightened till one of the split-pin holes lines up which should be before 80lbft, there should still be 'percepti; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00422.html (8,421 bytes)
11. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:03:58 +0100; `Fully agree. I read some years ago a tip to apply some engine oil to the shims and then adjust the bearings for the endfloat. As the oil is applied, the shims stick to their place and this makes it; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00425.html (12,085 bytes)
12. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:15:53 -0800; Little bags of metal labels saying "Made in USA" that were to be attached to some electric motors also had a label - It read "Made in China". I had to laugh! Regards Barrie Barrie Robinson barrier@bc; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00431.html (8,794 bytes)
13. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:24:46 -0600; I agree with Hans. Barney taught me this:) easy the you apart play. when set a the double and /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive; /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00440.html (13,019 bytes)
14. Front Wheel Bearings (score: 1): Author: "Alford, James" <alfordj@hhmi.org>; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:04:10 -0500; Is it possible to put the bearings in backwards? If so, how do you tell which way they go? Thanks, Jim 1975 B /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00458.html (7,419 bytes)
15. Re: Front Wheel Bearings (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:43:17 EST; - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes. Look at the diagram in the Moss catalog. This is just another reason to support Moss. They have a load of useful info in the catalog. Allen Hefner SCCA Philly Region Ra; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00463.html (7,788 bytes)
16. Re: Front Wheel Bearings (score: 1): Author: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:55:41 -0000; It *is* possible to put the outer races into the hub the wrong way, but if you consider how you are going to get the tapered rollers and inner races in *afterwards* you should be OK. If fact if you d; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00467.html (8,010 bytes)
17. re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "Maynard Hirsch" <mghirsch@netzero.net>; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:18:14 -0600; It is possible to put bearings in backwards, if you use a torch and a big hammer (VBG). Seriously, you cannot put them in backwards as they are tapered and only go in one way. Maynard Hirsch /// ///; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00483.html (7,536 bytes)
18. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:42:04 -0800; Unless, of course, you have an MGA or a T-series MG, in which case it uses caged ball bearings rather than tapered roller bearings. Caged ball bearings most definitely have a thrust side........... L; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00492.html (8,217 bytes)
19. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: barneymg@ntsource.com; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:32:10 -0600; Oh? Some do, and some don't, and to the best of my knowledge the MGA front wheel bearings do not have a specified thrust side but look the same from either direction. I have had my front wheel bearin; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00495.html (8,688 bytes)
20. RE: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Ken Christian <kenc@gscutah.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 08:47:08 -0700; Hopefully this isn't an "oops". I'm just replacing my caged bearings on my '59 MGA, and could not see a discernable difference between either side of the inner or outer bearings. There is a small mar; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00504.html (8,254 bytes)

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