I restore my cars and bikes, (running gear and cosmetics), to the
nth degree, but that does not mean absolutely everything has to be
replaced, although ease of revisiting is often a consideration.
If wheel bearings are not making noise and are under 100,000 miles
old, if they have not been run extremely maladjusted or dry, if
they have not been inappropriately pressed out, and most critical,
if they pass a clever inspection routine after disassembly and
wash, they can be reused.
I have never heard of a catastrophic wheel brg failure. They will
start to howl or make a grinding noise starting very lightly at
first in the turns and then go on aggravating you forever.
Back when I only had enough northern pesos for gas, we would put
some sawdust in the grease to shut them up - or was that the
gearbox?
Mike L.
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From: Phillips, Frank <fwp@ufl.edu>
To: 'Charley & Peggy Robinson' <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: November 9, 2000 8:56 AM
Subject: RE: More on wheel bearings
> I have spent a large amount of time reading the manuals and
understand the
> procedure. What I don't understand is how different types of
bearing may or
> may not change the procedure. I'm curious, as always, about how
what was
> fitted in 1968 and what I can get today has changed what needs
to be done.
>
> I plan to replace the bearings because I've only had the car for
six months
> and am doing a complete brake job (MC, pipes, hoses, rotors,
etc) and will
> have the hub apart and do not know the age of state of the
current bearings.
> Replacing them will give me peace of mind. They need to, at a
minimum, be
> repacked.
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charley & Peggy Robinson [mailto:ccrobins@ktc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:11 PM
> To: Phillips, Frank
> Cc: 'mgs@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Re: More on wheel bearings
>
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> It came with tapered roller bearings, a spacer and shims to
set the
> end play. You need a few of each size shims in hand before you
start
> the job. I would suggest that you read the manual procedures
and be
> sure you fully understand it before you start.
>
> Let me ask a question. Since it's apparent that you've not
examined
> the bearings (correct me if I'm wrong), why do you plan to
replace
> them?
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
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