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Re: [Spridgets] MKIII Midget front wheel bearings

To: Bob Spruck <raspruck@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MKIII Midget front wheel bearings
From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 19:54:45 -0600
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Harbor Freight actually has a little $30 press that's great for beating pres=
sing. Thou shalt not pound.=20

Ron Soave

> On Feb 7, 2015, at 7:25 PM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team=
.net> wrote:
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> One of the things I just learned from a trusted mechanic after replacing f=
ront and rear bearings many times over the years was this.
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> When pushing the bearing/hub assembly onto the axle, use a drift against t=
he outer race of the bearing. If you push or pound on the     hub, you take t=
he chance of the bearing disengaging from the hub. The result is the hub sit=
s firmly against the backing plate, but the bearing stands proud of the hub j=
ust a bit. I also use an old outer race to tap on so it exerts pressure equa=
lly around the new outer race so the bearing does not cock as you try to pre=
ss it home.
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> Bob
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>> On 2/7/2015 7:14 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets wrote:
>> Any tips or tricks to replacing front wheel         bearings on my MKIII M=
idget?? =20
>>=20
>> --=20
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim Johnson
>> High Plains Youth Hockey
>> Dodge City Trail of Fame=20
>> Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology
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>> "Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that the=
y look forward to the trip."
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charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Harbor Freight actually has a 
little $30 press that's great for beating pressing. Thou shalt not 
pound.&nbsp;<br><br>Ron Soave</div><div><br>On Feb 7, 2015, at 7:25 PM, Bob 
Spruck via Spridgets &lt;<a 
href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; 
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
  
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    <font size="+1"><font face="Arial">One of the things I just learned
        from a trusted mechanic after replacing front and rear bearings
        many times over the years was this.</font></font><br>
    <br>
    When pushing the bearing/hub assembly onto the axle, use a drift
    against the outer race of the bearing. If you push or pound on the
    hub, you take the chance of the bearing disengaging from the hub.
    The result is the hub sits firmly against the backing plate, but the
    bearing stands proud of the hub just a bit. I also use an old outer
    race to tap on so it exerts pressure equally around the new outer
    race so the bearing does not cock as you try to press it home.<br>
    <br>
    Bob<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/7/2015 7:14 PM, bmwwxman . via
      Spridgets wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAJgjnupvZaMQVAtREjmOwAAZ0wM3LOtHa140RSiQabAsfn3_PA@mail.gmail.com" 
type="cite">
      <div dir="ltr">Any tips or tricks to replacing front wheel
        bearings on my MKIII Midget?? &nbsp;
        <div><br>
          -- <br>
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            <div dir="ltr">Cheers!!<br>
              Jim Johnson<br>
              <a moz-do-not-send="true" 
href="http://www.highplainsyouthhockey.org"; target="_blank">High Plains Youth 
Hockey</a><br>
              <a moz-do-not-send="true" 
href="http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org"; target="_blank">Dodge City Trail of 
Fame </a><br>
              <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.EJSSM.org"; 
target="_blank">Electronic Journal of Severe Storms
                Meteorology</a><br>
              <br>
              <font color="black" face="arial"><font color="black" 
face="arial"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><font 
style="background-color:transparent" color="#000000" face="Arial"><font 
color="#000000" face="Arial">
                        <div><u>"<font size="3"><b>Tact is the ability
                                to tell someone to go to hell in such a
                                way that they look forward to the 
trip."</b></font></u></div>
                        <div>&nbsp;</div>
                        <div><font color="#008000" size="3"><b>Winston
                              Churchill</b></font></div>
                      </font></font></font></font></font><br>
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