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1. Replacing wheel bearings (score: 1)
Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:33:32 +0000 (GMT)
The front wheel bearings on my 1500 need replacing, how easy is this to do? Do I need any special tools? I have looked in my Haynes manual and it appears to be relatively straight forward. I am a com
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00279.html (7,585 bytes)

2. Re: Replacing wheel bearings (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:23:33 -0500
The front wheel bearings are of conventional design, but the seals can be a pain to install without damaging them. Once I ended up having to take the felt from the new seals and glue it to the origin
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00281.html (7,795 bytes)

3. Re: Replacing wheel bearings (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:27:45 -0500
Oh, some other tips: I think the Hanes manual says to tighten the nut well, and then back it off one flat before putting the cotter pin in. This is too much. The "official" end play spec is something
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00282.html (7,867 bytes)

4. Re: Replacing wheel bearings (score: 1)
Author: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:42:23 -0000
Hi John Go for it, it is easy if you have a socket set and a hammer and drift (brass or ally bar for removing the old bearing), you do have to remove the calliper so if you are at all unsure get a bu
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00285.html (8,673 bytes)

5. Re: Replacing wheel bearings (score: 1)
Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:20:33 +0000 (GMT)
Thanks, some useful advice there! What exactly is the endfloat and where do I measure it? I know that I need a set of feeler guages to measure it, but I don't know what 'endfloat' is! Did you have an
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00337.html (9,488 bytes)


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