Front hub with spacer, no shims, and endplay

[James Feyrer <james.feyrer@Dartmouth.EDU>]

I'm in the process of putting in new front wheel bearings.  I finished 
one side uneventfully, but the second side is proving problematic.  When 
I assemble the hub with the spacer in between and *no shims* I still 
have noticable free play in the hub.  The free play is such that I can 
noticable rock the hub from side to side.

The oil seal collar seems to have a lot of wear on the surface that 
contacts the inner bearing.  It seems to me that the only way that this 
surface should be eroded is if the inner bearing spun against it at some 
point in the past.  However, this should not be causing the free play 
problems, given that free play seems to be governed by the distance 
between the two bearings which is deterimined by the spacer and shims.

I have consulted the voluminous archives on this question and have come 
up blank.  I suppose I could remove the spacer altogether ;-).  Any 
other suggestions?

Jim
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Jim Feyrer
68 MGB

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