Jim,
It is always well worth assembling bearings with locktight (bearing grade)
so that the outer race does not turn in the hub. Better than greasing the
outside of the races!
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Jim Golden" <jlgolden at comcast.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 2:36 PM
Subject: Rear axle bearings
> I replaced the outer bearings, seals, o-rings and gaskets in my '73
> Midget last fall. Over the holiday weekend, when I replaced the entire
> rear axle, I discovered that the left bearing was loose in the hub, and
> right side hub slipped off the axle by hand. Both had been a press-fit
> six months earlier. I thought I was careful when I assembled it; I
> tapped the bearings into the hubs with a 2x4 and a mallet (after
> chilling the bearings). I used a brass drift to start the bearing on the
> axle, and then used the nut to pull it down, while tapping gently on the
> socket. I put a thin coat of grease on all the parts so they wouldn't
> gall.
>
> I reassembled the axle to, there is no discernable play, but it's hard
> to tell. The bearings seemed to turn OK, and I never noticed any squeal
> or rumble out of the axle, but it's a noisy car.
>
>
>
> Can anybody tell me what happened?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
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