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Re: [Mgs] Removing MGA front hub with steel wheels and disc brakes

To: "Robert J. Guinness" <guinness@stclegal.com>, MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Removing MGA front hub with steel wheels and disc brakes
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@mgaguru.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:29:24 -0500
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Remove grease cap, split pin, spindle nut, and pull the hub off the spindle. The bearings should be press fit in the hub and slip fit on the spindle, but sometimes they may be reluctant to come off the spindle. I like to use a slide hammer to yank on stuborn hubs, like this: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/tools/ts117.htm

To remove the bearings requires a bit of finness with a press or hammer and punch. Reassembling front hubs on the MGA (not Twin Cam or "Deluxe") is simple, assuming you retain the original inner race spacer, just install the parts and crank up the torque on the spindle nut (no shimms or special clearance requirements).


At 10:27 AM 4/23/2012 -0500, Robert J. Guinness wrote:
What is the best way (with limited tools) to remove the front hubs on an MGA with steel wheels and disc brakes? Does anyone have a link to a good video on reassembling the same front hubs? ....
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