<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Only a post mortem on the parts could tell for sure, but it is fun to speculate. If we take the inspector at his word and the wheel bearing was “loose”, the question of why that condition existed should have been answered before tightening down the hub. Either bearing could have already sustained damage from misalignment and bringing damaged and scarred rollers back to spec could quickly result in overheating and terminal failure. <div><br></div><div>That would not be fun.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 30, 2020, at 4:08 AM, van.mulders.marcel--- via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div>TeriAnn,</div><div>Some years ago, a friend of mine took his freshly restored TR4 to the MOT. There he was told he had to adjust the front wheel bearings. He tightened these there and then to pass the MOT and on the way home a stub axle broke off because the bearing had seized, luckily without too much damage : besides the stub axle and brake caliper bracket, a wing had to be repaired.</div><div>Marcel</div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>Van: </b>"fot" <fot@autox.team.net><br><b>Aan: </b>"fot" <fot@autox.team.net><br><b>Verzonden: </b>Donderdag 30 januari 2020 10:16:08<br><b>Onderwerp: </b>Re: [Fot] Differential Pre-load<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/30/20 2:11 AM,
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<div>Barry, if that is true about the rollers/races, how do you
explain the prescripion about the front wheel bearings : you
need to back off the stub axle nut to get some play for the
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Likewise with Series Land Rover wheel bearings. Leave them tight and
they quickly die.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Preload is more for the life of the bearings
than the gears. You preload a bearing to take up
manufacturing tolerances and account for the anticipated
(by the manufacturer of the bearings) wear during their
life time. There does need to be some 'squeeze" between
the bearing races and the rollers or the rollers will not
roll in lubrication. If any of you have ever rebuilt the
rear outer suspension on old XKEs, the tapers roller
bearing in the outer wishbone pivots wear out because the
wishbone only moves up and down a few degrees. The tapered
roller bearings never fully rotate and cause the rollers
and race to pit. Roller bearing must roll 360 degrees
around to survive. Preload makes them do that.</div>
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<div> On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 09:41:34 AM EST, Bob
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amount of preload is required is that it sets it
up so that the bearings roll under mild tension.
To tight and the components slide over each
other. Too loose and they cock in place. Without
rolling, bearings will soon fail the same way a
lifter that doesn't spin fails.
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