This is the clearest, most succinct explanation I have ever read of this
process, and is pretty well the way that I did it. And it should work
perfectly, with one proviso. Always check for binding with everything done
up to the rightg torque and then to the next split pin hole. The thread is
quite coarse and that extra part turn to get the split pin in can remove the
play that you need. There that's ruined the brevity of the explanation!!
Nick ('73 B still building)
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From: mgs-owner
To: mgs
Subject: RE: Front Wheel Bearings Assembly
Date: 03 December 1996 18:57
1. Clean all the grease off the parts.
2. Sort all shims from thickest to thinest.
3. Assembly with no shims.
4. While tightening nut spin the hub if it binds you need to add a shim.
5. Repeat until adding the thinest shim and tightening to specified
torque allows the hub to spin, while removing the thinest available shim
causes binding.
6. Grease bearing and reassembly.
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