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Re: Hub Assembly not seating right

To: ljungstrom@sympatico.ca, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Hub Assembly not seating right
From: MGBnutt@aol.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 01:08:34 EST
Yes, I noticed no mention of the shims in the original post.  Do you have 
those installed properly Bert?

donny v
78 MGB

In a message dated 12/31/2003 8:48:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com writes:

> Bert,
> 
> It's hard to tell exactly what is wrong without close inspection, but I
> would suspect one of 3 things:
> 
> 1) The hubs have not been properly shimmed so the hub nut is not drawing up
> tight.
> 2) The bearing races in the hub are worn allowing sloppiness in the hub to
> bearings.
> 3) The bearings themselves are worn allowing free play in the hub.
> 
> Cheers,
> Lew Palmer 





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