[Healeys] BN1 front hubs

[Patrick and Caroline Quinn]

G'day

No you don't, but it might be easier.

Remember the disc wheel fitted 3000s also had front disc brakes as did the
many BMC big sedans that also had front disc brakes. However they are
probably easier to find in this part of the world than yours.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: Taylor, Todd S [mailto:todd.s.taylor at lmco.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2009 8:29 AM
To: Patrick and Caroline Quinn; T W; Eric (Rick) Wilkins
Cc: healeys
Subject: RE: [Healeys] BN1 front hubs

Do you have to replace the front bearings if you want to convert a 100-6
to disc brakes??

Or what do you have to replace to convert drum to disc??

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Patrick and
Caroline Quinn
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:15 PM
To: 'T W'; 'Eric (Rick) Wilkins'
Cc: 'healeys'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN1 front hubs

G'day

Not quite correct. Only BN6s fitted with disc wheels will have ball type
front wheel bearings. 

Ball type bearings were used on the BN1 and six-cylinder Austin-Healeys
fitted with disc wheels.

It is possible to convert them, but you will have to do a little
machineing
and shopping around for the right size taper roller bearings.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia

1947 Healey Duncan Saloon
1954 Austin-Healey 100 BN3/1 (fitted with disc wheels)



On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Eric (Rick) Wilkins <e-wilkins at cox.net>
wrote:
> BN6s have ball bearings and the later bearing don't fit.
>
> Wilko
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2009, at 5:59 PM, richard mayor wrote:
>
>> Greetings Listmates,  I thought I had a pair of 100-6 front hubs for
>> disc
>> wheels. In trying to disassemble the hub I discovered that the outer
>> bearing
>> is full of ball bearings, not the Timken tapered bearings. Can the
>> later
>> bearings be fitted to these hubs? Are they worth anything if they
>> cannot be
>> fitted with the later bearings?  Thanks, Richard
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