I don't have any problem that I know of or that is apparent. The nut
was just not positioned the same as the other side.
Several people stated that the threads are cut differently; which I
presume to be not as far onto the axle. After looking at it more
closely I believe that to be true.
John
At 02:30 AM 11/28/2010 +0000, richard mayor wrote:
>John,
>When the nut is tight, is there any end play in the hub? I suspect
>that the side that had the nut 1/4" further in has about 1/4" of end play.
>I do not know if this is your problem, but I have seen rear hubs
>that have had the spacer ring (distance piece) ground into the hub
>by 1/8" or more. I suspect that it was because the nut had not been
>tightened sufficiently the last time it had been fiddled with and it
>allowed the distance piece to spin, thereby grinding itself into the hub.
>
>Richard Mayor
>BN7L-466 Vintage Racer
>Portland, Oregon
>
> > Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:22:44 -0800
> > To: healeys@autox.team.net
> > From: jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net
> > Subject: [Healeys] Odd issue with axle case
> >
> > As I was removing the axle bearing hub retaining nut I noticed that
> > the nut on the right side was further in that the nut on the left
> > side. It was about 1/4" There were no missing parts and the bearings
> > John Spaur
> > '62BT7
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