[Healeys] Odd issue with axle case

[richard mayor]

John,
When the nut is tight, is there any end play in the hub? I suspect that the
side that had the nut 1/4" further in has about 1/4" of end play.
I do not know if this is your problem, but I have seen rear hubs that have had
the spacer ring (distance piece) ground into the hub by 1/8" or more. I
suspect that it was because the nut had not been tightened sufficiently the
last time it had been fiddled with and it allowed the distance piece to spin,
thereby grinding itself into the hub.

Richard Mayor
BN7L-466  Vintage Racer
Portland, Oregon




> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:22:44 -0800
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> From: jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Odd issue with axle case
>
> As I was removing the axle bearing hub retaining nut I noticed that
> the nut on the right side was further in that the nut on the left
> side. It was about 1/4" There were no missing parts and the bearings
> and bearing spacers are all the same thicknesses.
>
> What might cause this?
>
> TIA,
> John Spaur
> '62BT7
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