[Fot] Southwick bearing issue

[Dave Hogye]

Excuse me the bearings are ball type and sealed from the manufacturer.

Dave

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> On Sep 1, 2014, at 2:50 PM, "Peter Vucinic" <pvucinic at netspace.net.au>
wrote:
>
> Dave,
> I am assume you are talking about a Tapered Roller Bearing Cup? Or is it a
> Complete Ball Bearing?
> Did the race crack ACROSS the raceway? Or Was it around the CIRCUMFERENCE
of
> the raceway?
>
> If a bearing CRACKS through a raceway, the Bearing fit was incorrect. OR it
> may have been damage when fitted and then a crack has propagated from
there.
> Check for any damage on the outer edge of the bearing next to the crack.
>
> Cheers....
>
> "You can Make a Small Fortune From Motor Racing. As long as You Started
With
> A Lage Fortune!"
> Kind Regards
> Peter Vucinic
> TR-4
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of davehogye
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2014 2:56 AM
> To: Friends of Triumph
> Subject: [Fot] Southwick bearing issue
>
> Hello Friends,
> I was looking into the fact that an axle seal on my Southwick conversion
> blew, or at least I thought it was a seal problem, but I just pulled the
> axle out and found that the outer race had cracked through.
> I thought I had something going on because while watching my race video
from
> last October I heard what sounded like a bearing or perhaps gear whine when
> I pulled into the paddock after the race. The sound wasn't obvious until I
> heard it on the vid.
> Anyway, during a recent check of things I noticed grease was slinging out
of
> the seal and onto the brake plate. I was thinking how the heck did the seal
> fail in such a short time.
> Now I'm wondering how the heck the race broke.
> WTF,
> Dave
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