Do not forget that the spindle takes up a whole lot of space inside the hub
and while it might not be exactly 1/2 it is getting pretty close. 1/2
spindle axle 1/2 grease would fill it up.
Patrick Bowen
-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Stretch [mailto:technical@iwnet.screaming.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 4:58 PM
To: GIBSON,PETE (A-England,ex1)
Cc: List Spitfires
Subject: Re: Why is the hub filled with grease?
Hi Pete
The grease will (should) become fluid once the brakes and bearings have
heated the hub up this then acts as a reservoir of lubricant for the
bearing. At least that is the theory I was taught!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: GIBSON,PETE (A-England,ex1) <pete_gibson@agilent.com>
To: Spitfire List (E-mail) <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 2:30 PM
Subject: Why is the hub filled with grease?
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am about to put in new front wheel bearings on my Spit. and decided that
I
> really should read the Haynes manual just in case. It says that the space
> between the two sets of bearings, the inner cavity, needs to be half
filled
> with grease, why? I spoke with my local Spitfire scrappy and he didn't
know
> the reason either. I shall do what the book says but I would like to know
> why I'm doing it.
>
> TIA,
> Pete.
>
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> 1976 Spitfire 1500
> Body off restoration and hopefully soon to be a fair weather driver
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