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Re: spit wheel bearings

To: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net, James <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk>
Subject: Re: spit wheel bearings
From: Peter Ficklin <pficklin@qnis.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 01:04:33 -0800
References: <98Feb16.084817gmt.66311@gateway.ukaea.org.uk>
James,
   Great ASCII art!!  "A" is correct - there must have been a DPO in
your spit's former life :^)    

Peter Ficklin
'63 & '68 Spits
Fresno, CA
----------------

James wrote:
> 
> Which way do you mean, for the front felt oil seal.
> It's just that I am replacing my disks, and have got
> them off, I think they should face the trunion (A), but
> the on my car they were facing the bearing (B).
> 
> A. Felt facing trunion.
>           _____
>  | -| \ \|     |/ / |
>  | +|\ \         / /|#
>  |====================
>  | +|/ /         \ \|#
>  | -| / /|_____|\ \ |
>     ^ Felt holding thing
> # = nut
> + = felt
> 
> B. Felt facing bering
>           _____
>  | |- \ \|     |/ / |
>  | |+\ \         / /|#
>  |====================
>  | |+/ /         \ \|#
>  | |- / /|_____|\ \ |
>       ^ bearing   ^ bearing
> # = nut
> + = felt
> 
> Thanks
> 
> James
> --
> James Carpenter
> Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot

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