I have fitted it with the metal bit against the bearings. When I took
the hub apart there was no felt in the old oil seal, I would imagine that
the po had the same problem and removed the felt to solve it. Is this a
common problem? What causes it?
I'll get my craft knife out tomorrow and trim it down a little.
Thanks for your help,
cheers,
John
--- John Kipping <johnkipping@inet.net.nz> wrote:
> John,
> You have a problem with the felt oil seal, check by simply removing it.
> It
> is possible you will have to trim the seal to make everything fit OK.
> Hopefully you have fitted the seal with the metal bit holding the inner
> bearing in place and not as all the parts book show.
> John Kipping
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
> To: Spitfire Enthusiast <spitfire-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com>;
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> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:14 AM
> Subject: [spitfire-enthusiast] hub replacement
>
>
> > I have just been finishing off the replacement of the front wheel
> > bearings. On tightening the new castle head nut it won't tighten
> down
> > far enough to get the split pin through. I tried using the old
> castle
> > head nut, but I still couldn't get the split pin in. Why would this
> be
> > happening? I'm sure that I drifted the bearing tracks fully into
> place.
> > The only other difference from before is that the felt on the oil
> seal
> > was missing from the old bearings. I tightened the nut down and
> turned
> > the hub to settle the bearings as recommended in haynes, but still no
> > joy.
> >
> > What's up folks? How can I fix it? Once the hub is done I will be a
> > position to finally put the rhs of the front suspension back together
> > after 2 months off the road! Then I only have the other side to do
> which
> > I hope will take considerably less time than the 1 month it has taken
> me
> > to do the rhs!
> >
> > cheers
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