Yes, I know you can stop the hub from rotating by binding the bearings, but
you're checking and adjusting the in and out play of the hub as a measure of
the bearing preload and adjusting that with the shims, not the rotational
movement as implied by Carroll, which is the point I was trying to make. It
sounded like he was trying to add more shims in an effort to bind the hub at
the specified torque on the nut.
I was afraid I was oversimplifying and someone would call me on it.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 7:05 PM
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: BJ8 front hub problems
Steve,
re:
"The shims are used to adjust freeplay of the hub in an inboard/outboard
direction and do not have an effect on the rotation of the hub."
I repectfully disagree. Remove all the shims, crank the hub nut down
to about 75 ft-lbs and the hub won't rotate. I guarantee it.
The shimming is meant to put the proper preload on the bearings. Measuring
the endplay is just a way to measure, indirectly, that you have the proper
preload. Theoretically, you don't want any sideplay in a disk brake, but
you you're allowed a little, just to be sure the bearings aren't binding.
bs
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