[Fot] Southwick Conversion - keeping the bearing in place?

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Hi Tony,

We did that at the tracksite when the shaft moved out.
Normally it is no problem, but Lausitzring is an anti clockwise track which made the left axle moving.
The right axle is doing well. I suppose the fit is tighter than on the left side.

Cheers
Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Garmey <vintageclassicsus at outlook.com> 
Sent: Monday, November 3, 2025 5:25 PM
To: DAVE HOGYE <dlhogye at comcast.net>
Cc: tr4racing at googlemail.com; Chris Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Southwick Conversion - keeping the bearing in place?

Common problem on early ford( lotus 7/ cortina:escort). Tach weld the collar in place after pressing on a new one .
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> On Nov 3, 2025, at 8:07 AM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Hi Chris,
> I have pressed the retainers on and have removed them with a cut-off disc.  Of course I don't cut through the retainer, but close enough to finish with a chisel.  I found that the retainers are available in two widths. The wide one would have more retaining tension.  But, as someone suggested, the axle diameter dimension may be in question too.
> Best, Dave H.
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