Steve,
Correct, the O-ring does the actual sealing.
Gary - you're right - the manual's very clear.
In the next few days I'll take mine back apart and report back how far the
protrusion is vs the thickness of the gasket, etc.
>>>
The shop manual states: "the bearing spacer must protrude between 0.001" and
0.004" beyond the face of the hub & paper gasket. This is to make sure the
bearing is firmly gripped between the abutment shoulder in the hub and paper
washer."
That means that the gasket thickness depends upon the spacer thickness, which
is why the gasket would be considered a shim. For example: If the shim
protrudes by 0.010" without the gasket you will need a gasket that is between
.006" and .009" thick. I do not believe we are really compressing the gasket.
The axle is held in place by the two small Phillips head screws. We may be
bending the axle flange very slightly to take up the .001"-.004" gap when we
tighten the lug nuts that hold the splined hub extension onto the hub.
Gary
--
Steve Gerow
Altadena, CA
BN6
_______________________________________________
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Healeys@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys
|