[Healeys] Bugeye ft wheel bearing

[Awgertoo at aol.com]

Hi Shaun--
 
If the problem was there before installing the new bearings then perhaps  
the hub is worn or the bearings (old and new) are not correct spec.  The  
bearings should not seat/unseat easily--several good whacks with a drift to  
drive them in and out should be necessary IMO.  BTW what do the surfaces of  
the outer races look like--are they scored/spun?
 
I don't know of any spec for tightening up the nut--I do it by feel while  
rotating the hub and know it takes a lot less than 55 lbs to go from "too  
loose" through "just right" to "too tight" and back--all this on my Elva  
which essentially has larger Sprite hubs.  Something sounds way out of line  
here.
 
Best--Michael 
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In a message dated 8/24/2009 11:16:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
stmiller96 at hotmail.com writes:

Actually it had the same problem before the new bearings, that  what I was 
trying to fix.  Tightened to 55 ft lbs. Everything draws  in fine.  Could be 
the outer race fit though.  The inner did seem to  drive in fairly easy.  I 
will have to check that.