[Spits] Wheel Brg. questions

[Dennis Reese]

Thanks to all who offered input. Problem solved and I would add a cautionary
note to any others who might do this: don't throw any old stuff away! Cutting
the felt out of the new shells and gluing into the old worked perfectly. The
old (I assume the original) shells are much heavier metal and about 2mm
smaller in diameter than the new ones as well as being less wide and thus can
be tapped into the hubs easily. The attached pictures tell the story;

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The reworked suspension looks so good I almost hate to drive it!

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On Jan 10, 2014, at 8:52 AM, Bill Gingerich wrote:

> I had the same issue when I did my '74 ten plus years back.  I cut the felt
> out and used the old shells.  Probably 35,000 miles since then.  No
problems
> that I can see.
>
> BillG
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Doug Braun
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 6:43 AM
> To: Dennis Reese
> Cc: Spitfire Group
> Subject: Re: [Spits] Wheel Brg. questions
>
> I did that job about 10 years ago, and I seem to remember having the same
> sort of trouble.  I might even have cut the new felt away from the metal
> shell and glued it to the old shells.  Compare the thickness of the old and
> new shells (if they weren't completely destroyed when they were removed).
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:08 AM, Dennis Reese
> <dennis_reese at wavecable.com>wrote:
>
>> I decided to completely redo the front suspension on my 1500. Just
>> about finished but....I can't get the new calipers to fit and I'm
>> guessing that the bearing seal is wrong and therefore the hub isn't
>> seated properly and forcing the rotor against the outer edge of the
>> caliper. You can probably tell I don't know what I'm talking about so
>> expert input is needed here. Should the felt face the bearing? What
>> would happen if I ditch the metal cup and just use the felt? The cup
>> is slightly larger than the hub.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dennis Reese
>> 75 Spitfire 1500
>> 69 VW