John,
If the Timkens are properly loaded, you should feel some heat coming
off of them (compared to ball bearings) for about the first 200
miles. If you don't, you MAY be too loose.
Jeff
At 11:25 AM -0500 6/3/03, Deikis, John wrote:
>An update on my situation: against the advice of Timken, and following the
>wisdom of the list, I put the distance piece back in-- figured even if it
>DID NOT strengthen the spindle in this application, it wouldn't hurt
>anything. Your experience with interference, D, has got me worried. Since
>the grease "softens" the sensation of endfloat movement, I loosened the nut
>until there was a just perceptible movement, then went tighter just enough
>to insert the cotter pin. Hoping as it breaks in I'll have a blacksmith's
>version of .001-.003 clearance! Anyhow I struggled with end float and had
>the nuts turned down so everything went together well and it seems to run
>okay on the street without heating up. You can bet I'll be checking them
>regularly this weekend at the VIR races.
>
>Just for insurance: Chuckster: if you have some spare ball bearing sets,
>would you throw them in your goody box? If these things come apart, I may
>decide to go back to "how God intended Spridgets to be." I can bring some
>2-stroke oil from my chainsaw to trade ya. ;-)
>
>--JohnD
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