Hey, whatever happened to the guy who was "always in an automotive frenzy"?
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool,
than to speak, and remove all doubt." -- Mark Twain
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> From: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
> To: Shawn J. Tobin <tobisj@aud.alcatel.com>
> Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Re: front hub bearings
> Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 5:31 PM
>
> Shawn J. Tobin wrote:
> >
> > When I replace the front wheel bearings will I have to have them
> > pressed in or can I just put them in the hubs with my fingers?
>
> Hi Shawn,
>
> I saved this post that Aron Travis sent out back in August. Thought you
> might be interested in some options for bearings for the Spridget.
>
> Aron Travis wrote:
> > First, I switched the front ball bearings to tapered roller bearings.
> > The Timken part numbers for these are;
> > 05185 small race
> > 05066 small bearing
> > 07204 big race
> > 07097 big bearing
> > I feel that roller bearings are stronger, and better, as they allow
> > a little 'float' with the front wheels, especially under side load.
> > There is no price advantage to these bearings, it was all of about
> > $1.50 cheaper total for the rollers compaired to the ball. I bought
> > them at my local NAPA store, total w/seals was about $80. I did not
> > use the spacer that goes between the stock ball bearings, as I feel
> > that it would negate some of the reasons that I'm using rollers.
> > The small race was a very tight fit in the hub, other than that they
> > install just like any other tapered bearing. I'm planning on torqueing
> > the spindle nut down to around 20-25 ftlbs, but I'll do a survey of
> > my many shop manuals to get a 'average' value of torque for tapered
> > bearings. Vince P. (the singing mechanic and a Sinatra nut), suggested
> > this conversion origionally, and just torques the nut to feel.
>
> >-Aron-
> >"in a frenzy"
>
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