By "spacers" I assume you mean shims. Their purpose is to adjust the end
float. This is regardless of the condition of the hubs or shafts, so no,
they don't have to be mated to the car, or the hubs. You just have to set
them up from scratch when you put it back together. Yes, you use a
micrometer. It's best to get an assortment of sizes beforehand when
installing new bearings -- it's not possible to predict what combination
will turn out to be necessary.
on 8/21/02 8:50 PM, Andrew B. Lundgren at lundgren@byu.net wrote:
> I am replacing the wheels and hubs on my '70 B.
>
> I have one side off. I read my various manuals (4) about replacing the
> spacers on the front hubs. They are are all very specific about the
> need to get those exactly correct.
>
> Do the spacers have to be mated with my front end, or with any front
> end? Is the variation that the spacers accommodate in the shafts, the
> hubs or both? What I was thinking is I could take the hubs in and have
> them validated prior to installing them on the car. I am guessing that
> the variation is in both the hub and the shaft however.
>
> Thought I would ask. Now the obvious, it seemed like the manuals were
> basically saying that you should use a micrometer when installing the
> spacers to make sure it is correct. Is it that simple? I think I must
> be missing something as it seems too simple.
>
>
>
> --
> Andrew Lundgren
> lundgren@byu.net
> http://www.Lundgren.us
>
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