[Fot] front hub bearing dust cap

[Bill Tobin]

I slightly modify mine by peening the outside lip of the cap and making it a 
bit larger.
I also made a tool to install the caps using a piece of 2 inch pipe. The cap 
sits in the pipe evenly and you tap it in with a hammer. It puts pressure 
around the whole circumference of the cap's rim while driving it on. You may 
have to ream the pipe a bit to get the cap to fit in it, but if you're a 
plumber.......! I did mine on a lathe. Seems to work for me.
The aluminum hubs probably expand faster and more than steel and this may be 
causing your problem.
I've got a replacement parts number for  these somewhere. If I can find the 
number, I'll send it tomorrow. It may be from a Ford pickup.
OBTW: you're not the first guy to lose a cap. A corner worker one time 
brought mine back!
Cheers, Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charly" <charly at mitchelplumbing.com>
To: "Triumph 'Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:36 PM
Subject: [Fot] front hub bearing dust cap


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> I've been having a problem keeping a dust cover on my front hubs on
> my TR6.  I have the aluminum hubs furnished by a FoTer several years
> ago and I've lost several covers.  I have taped them on and they
> eventually fall off.  Has any one pinned these to the front hub or is
> there a better dust cover that won't fall off?  I've tried lots of
> things to press them on. but they keep coming loose?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charly Mitchel
>
> TR6 #44
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