[Healeys] Front wheel bearings

[Alan Seigrist]

Ken -

You have to shim this right because if it is shimmed & distanced too loose,
the hub will float on the axle and then you will have your brake drums/discs
rubbing against the dust plate ruining your drums or discs.  Bad idea!

You don't want it too tight either because then this will load, heat and
destroy your bearings with time.

Shim this correctly, per the manual.  It's not that difficult a process
provided you have a small selection of 3-5 shims of different thichnesses
handy, which aren't all that expensive.  Shimming the bearings properly only
adds maybe 10 to 15 minutes to the whole process, it's easy.  Don't be a
chump and ruin your perfectly good axle because you were lazy.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8

On 7/19/07, Ken Taplin <ktaplin at prexar.com> wrote:
>
> Can anyone explain the necessity of the distance piece and shims between
> the
> front wheel bearings? Having spent 1/2 day gettig the off side just so
> (and
> having run out of shims) I'm planning to do the near side like a normal
> car.
> tighten the nut and insert the split pin. Hope the consequences are not
> dire.
> Ken Taplin
> BT7,etc.