Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Dust Cover Fit

From: Perry Small via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:39:13 -0500

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> From: Perry Small <[email-masked]>
> Date: February 26, 2020 at 2:20:35 PM EST
> To: Michael MacLean <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Re:  [Healeys] Dust Cover Fit
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> =EF=BB=BFWent to the garage. Dust caps measured. All 2.00 inches or less
> Bore of drum brake 2.013 inches
> Bore of early disc brake hub 1.895
> Perry
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Feb 26, 2020, at 1:37 PM, Michael MacLean <[email-masked]> w=
rote:
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>> I hate to keep bombing the list with what seems to be a problem daily, bu=
t looking for advice.  As a final assembly part of my front hubs the dust co=
ver grease cap is supposed to be driven into the extended spline hub.  I hav=
e the correct cups for this(according to the Moss catalog), but I cannot get=
 them to go inside the hub without great difficulty.  I measured them to fin=
d out why.  The outer diameter of the grease cup is .002 over two inches in d=
iameter.  The inner diameter of the spline hub extension is 1.880 in diamete=
r.  That's over 20 thou difference.  That is hardly an interference fit.  It=
 will take a great effort to shove this into place and I am afraid if I do, i=
t won't come back out.  How difficult should it be to push the grease cup in=
to place?  I have also been given advice to just leave them out as the knock=
 offs will cover the inside of the hubs.  That would probably be alright in t=
he grand scheme of things, but just wondering what others have done when, an=
d if they ran into this problem.
>> Mike MacLean
>> _______________________________________________
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhon=
e</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b>From:</b> Perry Small &lt;healeyguy@aol.=
com&gt;<br><b>Date:</b> February 26, 2020 at 2:20:35 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> Mi=
chael MacLean &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re:&nbsp=
; [Healeys] Dust Cover Fit</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D=
"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Went to the garage. Dust caps measured. All 2.0=
0 inches or less<div>Bore of drum brake 2.013 inches</div><div>Bore of early=
 disc brake hub 1.895</div><div>Perry<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my i=
Phone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Feb 26, 2020, a=
t 1:37 PM, Michael MacLean &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></b=
lockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div cla=
ss=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:times new roman, new york, time=
s, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I hate to k=
eep bombing the list with what seems to be a problem daily, but looking for a=
dvice.&nbsp; As a final assembly part of my front hubs the dust cover grease=
 cap is supposed to be driven into the extended spline hub.&nbsp; I have the=
 correct cups for this(according to the Moss catalog), but I cannot get them=
 to go inside the hub without great difficulty.&nbsp; I measured them to fin=
d out why.&nbsp; The outer diameter of the grease cup is .002 over two inche=
s in diameter.&nbsp; The inner diameter of the spline hub extension is 1.880=
 in diameter.&nbsp; That's over 20 thou difference.&nbsp; That is hardly an i=
nterference fit.&nbsp; It will take a great effort to shove this into place a=
nd I am afraid if I do, it won't come back out.&nbsp; How difficult should i=
t be to push the grease cup into place?&nbsp; I have also been given advice t=
o just leave them out as the knock offs will cover the inside of the hubs.&n=
bsp; That would probably be alright in the grand scheme of things, but just w=
ondering what others have done when, and if they ran into this problem.</div=
><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Mike MacLean<br></div></div><span>__=
_____________________________________________</span><br><br><span></span><br=
></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></body></html>=

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